"Formers"

Of course divorce sucks, anyone who's been there would probably agree with that. But one thing that is even more not right, is a former husband. Especially when he lives 600+ miles away, and I am raising our son alone.

Somehow the former husband feels justified in critiquing my parenting skills when he pops into town, (while for the most part he lives a George Clooney~esk lifestyle.... bachelor, traveling the world in the high life......)

Something there is just not right. There is homework to be done, life lessons to be taught, little things a boy needs to learn from a dad.... like how to skewer a worm on a hook for fishin', or how to throw a football....how to skip rocks in the creek, and gettin' his first jock strap. I don't know shit about jock straps of course, but we figured it out, awkward as it was for a little boy sure wishin' his Momma wouldn't ask the grown up men at the sports store all kinds of questions about how to wear them, what sizes they come in for boys, and if they machine washable....poor kid!

Well maybe it isn't all that bad, someday when he's older, and maybe even a dad himself, he'll look back and the truth will be there...in the mean time I have a former husband who is my child's father, and while he can really tick me off....he did one thing that was very right: our son is proof of that. Guess I'll just try harder...he can't help what he doesn't know.