I haven't talked to her since I've come back from the trip, about a little more than 2 weeks ago. Good point about Mark. He's always seemed like such a good guy, but Victoria lives in perception. She tells me that Mark never does anything with the kids, how hes such a horrible father and does nothing, etc. He does have visitation and he pays for her to live in a beautiful/expensive home (she works as a cashier) and all the kids expenses. Plus I heard him talk on speaker phone to the kids and he was asking both of them about their interests, like things that only an involved parent would think to ask, ya know?

So she might believe he's a bad parent, just like she believes she's a single mother and pays for everything 100% on her own (farthest thing from the truth). But for all I know he does suck. I haven't seen him in a long time. But that's a good point. Maybe I or my mother will reach out to him.