A pretty uneventful day overall. I ran 7.2 miles and watched the first half of the Spartans vs Badgers game, which was for the Big Ten Championship held in Indianapolis this year. It was 29-22 at half time and had some really amazing plays.
I weighed in at work at 201.4 on Tuesday and this morning was back down to my Monday weight of 201. I have to not get discouraged because I have been eating really well, not drinking any alcohol, and doing lots of exercise but it isn't showing up on the scale. I'm sure one of these days I'll have a big breakthrough. For now I'm just going to assume that I am building muscle since all the fat on my belly and chest is definitely melting away.
Maria was really depressed during the evening because her back and stitches are preventing her from holding Gabriel and Emily. She broke down crying once, but seemed to do better afterwards.
After Gabriel went to bed and my parents left, I spent an hour and a half playing Rocksmith and practicing Icky Thump by the White Stripes. Maria and her mom sat in the living room and talked about Maria's dad and all of the not so good things came up.
Maria really doesn't want to be around him or have to talk to him or hug him again and she definitely doesn't want Emily being held by him. I'm completely on her side and when we do stop avoiding him I will have to pull him aside and let him know that he isn't allowed to hold Emily until he learns to treat his own wife as an equal and with respect.
It's just such an ugly relationship that it makes us sick. We don't want Gabriel or Emily around him because there is nothing about my in laws marriage that is healthy and we don't want them to be exposed to that on a regular basis.
We let Gabriel be around him a bit, but Gabriel never really liked him. That's my boy! There is definitely something different about having a daughter though. I feel much more responsible to protect her even though I know I am also responsible for protecting Gabriel. Maria and I have both gone from reluctantly letting Gabriel be around her dad to being completely opposed to Emily (and now Gabriel as well) being around him.
Good times!
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