Title says it all. Three children, all girls, aged 19, 15 and 13. And they spent the whole afternoon (not for the first time) complaining about their father, my "d" h.
And why? I guess they feel un-loved. They feel he only speaks to them to tell them off or complain. And he's a sulker, casting black moods across the whole household. He asks me about them, and what they're doing, but never speaks directly to them.
He talks about the children lots, about how he has done this with oneof them, and that with the other. I've even heard people tell him what a great Dad he is. Yet if anyone from outside the family could see what he is like at home, I think they would have a big, big shock to see a man who rarely speaks to his family or knows anything about them.
I know this is waffly. I just wonder whether it is normal for children to so dislike their father? I don't want to encourage the complaints, but not do I wish for my girls to feel they can't be honest about their feelings.
I am about to tell dh I want a divorce. Sounds silly, but I worry what other people will think. The fact that he is such a bad father plays a big part in my decision, but I know he puts on a good show for people outside the family. If we had hidden camera footage that I could somehow show, people might be of another opinion.