Grieving Mother.. the journey through Life after my Daughter died

I know that Jazsper and Dominick and Andie will all have some sort of issues at some point in time regarding their lack of a parent. And it is heart wrenching. I just think it is awful that they don't have one of their parents. It is so sad and such a loss for them. But I was speaking to a friend today who told me the home situation of another boy that is on Jazsper's baseball team. At last night's game, I asked if he was coming and the wife of the coach, who I am acquaintances with commented that she didn't think he would be back for the last few games, there were some personal issues at home. It was sad to think home life could interrupt playing baseball, but he was the second player to stop playing because of something going on at home. What my friend told me was a real life changer for a child. While his mom was in helping him shower and getting the soap out of his hair, his step dad came in, grabbed her by the hair, dragged her out with a gun in his hand. How do...

There has been so much the last few weeks.  I met Jazsper's dad half way so Jazsper could see him and his baby brother (and other brother) for a long weekend over Labor Day. We all had a really good visit. Greg's wife is rather disturbing. She really was trying to sell herself and how wonderful she is, and what a great person/wife/mom she is.... Of course my red flag went up because it sounded like she was going to suggest they have Jazsper live with them. I was partially right. She was suggesting maybe next summer. Wow. She then went on to say how she could not think of letting her son Jaxon (same age as Jazsper) go and stay somewhere.... yet she  would expect me to send Jazsper.  I just left it with "its a long way off". But it really bothered me. I know that I have custody of Jazsper, and that Greg would have to go to court in Alabama to take him from me, and I really don't think he would do that, but it still puts a red flag in the back of my mind. Then for s...