I think I’m jealous of my ex husbands girlfriend. Not because she has him, for that I’m grateful. It’s certainly not for the way she looks. I could also look like that with enough peroxide, teeth whitener, and a quick trip back in a time machine. It’s not even the fancy car he bought her to compensate for his lack of….. Well any way it’s none of the obvious things. It’s because my kids actually like her. They look forward to spending time with her and they’re starting to bond. I know that’s probably better for them and a lot more emotionally healthy. I mean come on; do I really want them to dislike her? HELL YES!!!! I want them to turn on her and let her feel as rotten as she and my ex made me feel. I want them to pledge total and complete loyalty to the one parent who let’s them watch TV on school nights. But most of all I want them to be happy. If liking the women who drove Mommy into a sugar coma makes the transitions easier, I’ll just have to swallow my pride-and a few huge spoonfuls of raw cookie dough.