Night 23 - other problems need resolving

So, Mike and I go to the movies this evening and when we get out I have a voicemail waiting for me. Haylie has called to say that her dad wants me to pick her up. Tom and Julie are fighting again. Again, Really?? When do they not fight? When does my poor Haylie have time to be a 10-year-old child? She is blamed by Julie for "taking sides". She is afraid of her father therefore she feels she must take sides. Its a double edged sword that she must deal with every time she stays with her father. I asked her if she feels safe with me. She said yes. I asked her how she feels when she is with her dad and Julie when they are fighting. She said she feels broken. What a very sad, but very thoughtful feeling for a 10-year-old.

I can't believe that I had a child with such a narcissistic, immature, despicable man, and that Haylie has to endure him and everything about him 50% of the time. Time will take care of everything. In the meantime, God, please watch over my daughter and keep her wits about her and not be influenced by her father.