Big feelings...

Sunshine is dealing with BIG feelings. Someone we love, trusted, and relied on has become... well... the term we're having her use (today) is "a dirty old stinky tennis shoe with poop in it." Not the wonderful support person she should, and we truely believed would, have.
They have not shown up to see her in... over a year now.
They have not called more than five times in over 18 months.
AND...
They "did not get her a toy for Christmas". (They did not send her anything for Christmas and did not even (go figure) try to call. But it's the lack of toy that's bothering her and we're paying for...)
She lightly acting out, muttering their name in her saddest "feel bad for me" voice, calling them names, smarting off, acting like a NORMAL HURT/ANGRY/DISAPPOINTED seven-year-old (forget having it, hell hides from that fury... ), and just generally being miserable in this, her most painful time of year.
Moms are also building up a special kind of fury toward this person...
But we are having a lot of big feelings around here.