I talked to Larry about the girls dad yesterday while he was doing my hair. He said that I need to talk to him (Jorge) and that if I don't do it HE would! ROFL So I guess I'm gonna have a talk with Jorge and hopefully the girls won't hate me. I wish he would just leave his wife she really is a bitch. One summer the girls came home and the only spanish word they knew was "cochina" which in translation is filthy or pig, I know she was calling them that, why else would they know it?! She was constantly telling the girls that they were dirty and messy and insisted that they bathed sometimes twice a day, HELLO........they are children they sometimes get dirty! Sheesh!

Once Danielle touched a snake at a zoo and Hilda (stepmom) wouldn't let her in the car until she had washed her hands in rubbing alcohol. This woman has stolen from the girls (a picture of Jorge that really meant a lot to Brittany) and has never made an effort to try to get to know them. She refuses to come here when Jorge visits for Christmas every year and gets mad when Danielle sits on her dad's lap. I know that Jorge isn't happy because he has told me so himself. He spends little time with his family because NO ONE likes her! His sisters can't stand her and I think his brother only tolerates her. What makes me the most mad is that his daughters are growing up so fast and as long as he is with her they are going to hate visiting him because of all of the fighting and conflict and before he knows it they will refuse to go to California. He is wasting what little time he was with them fighting with his stupid wife who doesn't even care about his kids.

I can't tell you how many times I have asked the girls to give her a chance for their own sake. I know what it is like to have your dad with some one you hate. I have honestly thought that the main problem was the language barrier, she is from Mexico and doesn't speak much English, but as it goes on year after year I realize that it's more than that.This year I know they both went with the intention of giving her another chance and it was just as bad as before. They were planning a father-daughter only day and she insisted that Jorge had to take her niece along. I really could just scream because I know how hurt the girls were because they wanted a day with just them and their dad. Doesn't she realize that she has him all year long and they only get a few weeks in the summer and one week at Christmas to spend with him? I am just so glad that they are home and they are so happy to be home. The keep hugging me and John and telling us how happy they are to finally be home. It makes me want to cry because I know how much they love their dad and he is letting some stupid woman make them feel like they are not welcome in his home.

Okay, sorry for all of the venting here! I have done this every year since Jorge got remarried. I honestly want him to be happy but his happiness comes second to our daughters and when they come home unhappy and miserable I want to just kick him in the ass and tell him to take a good look at what he is doing to them. I know he isn't going to like what I have to say to him but the more I think about it the more I realize I don't have a choice. When it concerns my daughters it is my business whether he likes it or not! I will feel much better when I talk to him. Hopefully I will be able to talk to him tomorrow.