Our day started off going to a yard sale and on our way home, we got a phone call from the Bishop asking why were not at the Church helping to clean.

We were like, because we did not know we were supposed to. So I told him we would be there shortly.

Off to the Church we went to clean.

 

We then came home and had lunch. While Joe was making lunch I talked with Quynsie's birth dad. I wanted to know what was going on and why he had been breaking promises to Quynsie. I am not going to go into the reasons why because they are his personal business. After talking to him, we went out and started to clean the garage.

While cleaning the garage we pulled Quynsie aside and told her what he had said, she said, "I don't want to hear it from you, I want to hear it from him."

So we called him and let him tell her. She also made the decision that she doesn't want to worry about him right now, she wants to focus on herself and school, but she still wanted him to stay in contact with us so that when she wants to contact him, then she can.

Quynsie feels bad that she might have hurt his feelings, but we keep telling her that he is a big boy and he can take care of himself.

I talked to him afterwards and he made it very clear that he wants her to focus on herself and school and not to worry about him.

I told him that he needs to make a bigger effort in showing her that he wants to be in her life. He needs to stay in contact with us more often and consistently and build that trust that way.

He also expressed that he doesn't want her to feel like he gave her up. He wants her to know that he did not give her up, he gave her a better chance at life with a mom and a dad her siblings.

I just want him to know that we will always be here for him as long as he keeps his promises and doesn't lie to us. We are here to support him and the relationship between him and Quynsie.

 

Still not how I would like it, but at least we can get to everything without climbing over everything.

 

The kids don't know about these being their Christmas pj's. They think they are going other kids that need clothes. I still need to make Quynise's, mine and Joe's.