I wouldn't allow my worst enemy to treat me the way those kids do, but for some reason I have put up with it like a complete martyr. The only thing that keeps me going is the belief that all the lies and the wickedness will backfire on him eventually. Bryony is OK when she is on her own, but is very impressionable and tends to be pretty much guided by Kieran when they are together. They sit and whisper, giggle and stare at me in a blatant attempt to wind me up, so most of the time I just tend to ignore them, shut myself away in another room or go out. I hate having to do that, because it makes me feel like a prisoner in my own home.
Most people look forward to the weekends and holidays.
I resent the time that my husband spends with his children, because they have more quality time with him than I do and, quite frankly, they don't deserve it. Even when they have been ill mannered, rude and obnoxious, they seem to be instantly forgiven and still get treated for bad behaviour. I don't want to get older, but personally I can't wait for the time when the kids have grown up and don't want to come here every weekend. Mind you, the way that things are going, I doubt that my husband and I will be together in a few years' time. Denise explains that, as an only child, Luke is horribly spoilt by his mother, who still resents the fact that Denise is now happily married to her ex-husband.