Settling into the new routine as best as I can. I’ve still not been able to get a proper sleeping pattern and am surviving each night on an average of 3 hours sleep. I sleep even worse when my children aren’t with me every other week.

Socially I’m making friends again… acquaintances. It feels good that I can talk to someone without feeling obligated to explain to anyone why I’m talking to that person.

I’m sad to see that my children’s mother’s family are still gossiping. I was giving two friends and a baby a ride to the ice hockey tournament this past weekend. I saw my children’s maternal grandfather who works Street Patrol in Kenora. After six years, he won’t even look at me or talk civilly to me. Not that it matters, but it does make me wonder about a person’s maturity level. Anyway… I saw him at the tournament outside in the carpark. What did he do? Go gossiping to my children’s mother that I had people in my car. My children’s mother said he mentioned it because he was concerned about my children. I’d be my last breath that’s bullshit. A polygraph would no doubt show he felt obligated to tell his daughter because we used to be in a relationship. Immature. Disappointing when it comes from the patriarch of a family who’s supposed to rise above the pettiness and gossiping.

I wish people would realise that what I do in my own time is NOBODY’S business.