11-22-19

Happy Friday, Charlie!

I’m sorry I didn’t get to meet up with you two yesterday, but Phoebe didn’t mention it until she’d gotten out of school, and I didn’t want to bring it up before then, because I didn’t want to get you two into trouble. I wish I had, though, in hindsight.

It’s Friday! Not sure if you’re still trying to set something up with Mallory, but I hope so? It’s also only SIX days until your birthday!!! Is mom doing birthday stuff for you before, or after your week at mine?I suppose that it doesn’t mater, I was just curious if she was planning anything fun for you. Speaking of which, we need to discuss what you’d like to do for your birthday dinner. We’ll be celebrating your birthday on an alternate day, as well as Thanksgiving, so, you’ll need to decide if you want to go eat somewhere, or if you want to pick a meal to put together at home. This is assuming that we don’t end up in California, since I haven’t heard anything back from Aunt Dani yet.

I’m worried about your birthday gift, too. I think you’ll like it, but, I’m not positive, and you historically get really upset if your gifts aren’t exactly what you were hoping for. :/ I think it’ll be okay, though, because you’ve grown up a lot in the last year or two, and I think you’ll like what I picked.

I hope that you have a really great day, and hopefully I’ll talk to you later, after school.

I miss you a ton!

Love,

-Dad

Sleeps1

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11-18-19

Good Morning Charlie!

I hope you had a fantastic night last night, and am so, so glad that you got Alexi! He’s absolutely adorable, and really, really seems to love the heck out of you already. I was a little worried that with the rule about him not being able to go back and forth with you, that you wouldn’t want to come back to my place. It felt a little like Mom wanted to give you the one thing that I couldn’t, and it makes me sad that I know you’ll miss him while you’re here. I just want you to be happy. <3

I’ll talk to Uncle Derek and Aunt Dani today, if I can get ahold of them, and explore the possibilities of going to CA for Thanksgiving. If we can somehow make it happen, it’s going to end up a bit of a whirlwind trip, and it’ll feel like it’s happening really, really fast, so we’ll have to plan it out really carefully. We’d have to talk to Christy, and see if we wanted to stop there on the way down, or the way back, and make a list of all the people in CA we wanted to stop and see. We could even stop for coffee to see Jen and Troy, if y’all wanted to.

We’ll also need to start getting a plan together for Christmas, by looking at dates, and seeing what fits where. You all seem to have quite a few days off for the holidays, and I think I’ll have you for New Year’s, so, we’ll need to plan that, too. We need to discuss gifts, as well, as Christmas might be a little light this year on some fronts. Since y’all won’t actually be here Christmas morning, we’ll need to discuss whether or not to get a real tree, or use the fake tree one last year.

I hope that you have a fantastic day at school today. I’ll be around if you need anything, or want to chat. I love and miss you millions and billions.

Love,

-Dad

Flowers

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11-10-19

Happy Sunday, Charlie!

It’s been a very long week, and, with getting our place prepped for the exchange, there won’t be a post today. Sorry, but there still is a song of the day, and a photo of the day. ;)

Love you tons, and can’t wait to see you later today!

-Dad

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11-09-19

Good morning, and happy Saturday, Char!

I’m sorry about last night. I want you to understand a few things, in relation to your punishment, and what got you in trouble with Mom. First of all, I don’t agree with the way that mo approached this situation, not do I fele that it’s fair to violate the boundaries of what you’re comfortable with. While she’s right that Papaw is your family, and you should have a relationship with him, that has to happen under circumstances that don’t make you feel super uncomfortable. I’m not sure if Mom prepared you for the conversation by letting you know it was coming, or if it happened out of the blue. I also don’t know if Papaw was drunk while the conversation took place. The facts are that if Papaw wants to foster a relationship with you, he needs to be willing to make the effort not to be drunk when the two of you talk. If he comments on your physical appearance, and that makes you uncomfortable, then Mom needs to stand up for you, and take into account how you’re feeling, and why. Additionally, punishing you by not allowing you to wear make-up sends a really strange, and inappropriate message, in a situation where Papaw already made you feel badly about your appearance. The entire situation is not okay, and I hope that you’re able to see clearly that your boundaries are valid, and reasonable, and none of it was your fault, or should make you feel badly about yourself.

Anyway, it’s the weekend, and you get to go to Belle’s! It’s also a three-day weekend, since you have Monday off of school. I’m really hoping the money is in in time for me to turn the cell phones back on before the long car ride. I’ll keep an eye on it, and do my best.

You missed a few of the voting trailers for movies and TV this coming week. See if you can try to keep up with them, so you have as much say as your sisters. We’ll go see Doctor Sleep this week, too, maybe Monday since you’re all off of school. I hope you have an awesome day today, and that I hear from you soon. I miss you tons and tons,

Love a whole, whole bunch,

-Dad

NOM

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11-08-19

Morning Charlie, TGIF!

It’s been a long, hard week. I’m sorry that things have been so topsy-turvy, and difficult. Thankfully, the week is nearly over, though, I’m worried that you’re skipping school today, as I’m thinking with Phoebe missing, it’s likely that none of you will go. I really hope that at least Thea makes it to school today, so she doesn’t miss her pajama party.

When you get home, we need to start talking about planning your birthday, and what’s going to happen. We’ll get a solid plan in place, so you’re not wondering/worrying. I think we’d be smart if we started trying to have more routine, and made things easier for you to expect, and plan for. :)

Also, where did you land about the Japanese Gardens in Portland? Is that somewhere you would expect you’d want to go more than once or twice in a year’s time? A family membership would make a lot of sense, if we went even twice. :)

Anyway, whether you go to school, or stay home, I hope you have a really good day, I miss you a lot, and can’t wait for Sunday!

Love you so, so, so, so much,

-Dad

DQ

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11-07-19

Happy Thursday, Charlie!

I know yesterday was really, really tough, and I’m really, really sorry that you had to go through that. I confirmed with Mom that she was picking you up two separate times, and if I’d had any idea there were even a chance that she’d sleep through the pickup time, we’d have rushed over there long before we did. I’m disappointed that she lied to you about why she didn’t show up, but am glad that she decided to come clean, and admit what had happened. She doesn’t understand your need for order, and for things to be as you expect them, or that you get severe panic attacks when that order is disrupted. It’s just how you are, and, it needs to be understood on her part, or things like that may continue to happen. Regardless, I’ll be there when school gets out today at 3:30, so that if she doesn’t show up, or comes an hour late again, you won’t be alone, afraid, or worrying about what to do. <3

I hope that aside from that, you had a pretty good day yesterday. At least she took you to McDonalds? :)

I’d write more, but I have a lot to do today, and I’m completely exhausted. You skipped a vote on The Crow, so, please run back through the Insta today, as there are some new ones to vote on, too. I miss you a whole, whole lot.

Love you billions and trillions,

-Dad

Rooftop

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11-06-19

Happy Wednesday, Charlie!

I hope that you had a good day yesterday! It feels like you’re really far away with the cellphons shut off, but, I promise I’m working as hard as I can to get them turned back on ASAP.

So, the day I went to sign paperwork with mom, she was talking about the possibility of you getting a dog, and sounded pretty serious about it. I vouched for you, and mentioned how willing you always are to take the dogs out, and often do it without being asked. I pushed for you to be able to get a Boston Terrier, so, hopefully she’ll take what I had to say seriously. Just as a tip, though, she said that she was disappointed that you hadn’t read that dog book, so I recommend doing that, as I think it’ll increase your chances a lot.

We’ll need to start discussing what it is that you want for your birthday, too. Your wishlist on Pinterest is awesome, but, it’s just way too many things for me to feel like I’d be making a good choice by guessing. If you can pare it down to the things that you want the most, I’ll know what to start looking for. I don’t want to get something random, and disappoint you if it wasn’t one of the things you wanted the most.

Make sure that you have a look at the Insta I set up for movie voting, today. The stories expired, so, I posted all three for the week today, and you’ll have all day to watch those three, and vote. ;)

I hope that you have a really awesome day today, and I miss you a whole lot.

Love you tons and tons,

-Dad

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