I picked my girls (10 and 8) up from school yesterday after being with their dad for 4 days. They were really rude and stroppy, which really got to me.

When I told them off and explained how upset it made me feel, I got a bit upset. Then they told me that their dad had told them;

• Mum is too busy with her new boyf to see you a lot
• When you go to your grandparents its because Mum wants to go to see her boyf
• Her and her boyf want to move away and take you out of your schools

Girls are aware of new boyf (5 months I have been seeing him) I told elder one who is fine with it, STBX told younger one in a

Well, hi all. Haven't been on for a while, hope you are all well.

Have replied to my STBX and have given her most of the things she wanted on the finance side and that seems ok, but I have not agreed to the maintenance as £800 is way to much and have told her unless she see sense regarding access to the kids then the courts can decide.

She still seems to think that I should have limited access to the kids, not be allowed to take them on holiday unless she says where and the bit that is really pi55ing me off is she has now starter the I'm going out you have to be back. This is not possible due

At last we managed to have a talk about what might happen this evening.

stbx adamant that she will not move from her position as per her pertition Not will ing to go to another mediation session as she sees no reason to move from her original 'request/offer'.

As my solicitor is advising that her request if unfair and unreasonable I am not prepared to agree to her request. She is treatening that is I continue to persue my request to see the children 1 night a week + alt weekends etc she will stop me seeing them at all. She will struggle to persuade the judge of that one. How can it be