Tonya, he sounds so much like my son. He has a wife like that, except they are divorced now, but he is living with her again. She is abusive phically and verbally. I have had my battles with her myself. She is not the mother of my grandchildren. My son drove truck trying to pay for his children a trailer while they were broke up. I took care of 3 grandchildren at that time. She would always call back and say I love you please come back. So off went my poor old dumb son.

I told him she would take everything he had, well she did. While he was away, he sent the money to pay the trailer off, she went and paid it off, put the trailer in her name. So then she kicked him back out again. They stayed apart for a long time, almost a year. Divorce final, but he is back living with her again. Damn it hurts sometimes to be a mother!

I really feel for your friend David, and he is going through this at such a young age. Did I tell you? My daughter Lin is wearing an engagement ring. Her and her boyfriend are planning on getting married in about 18 months. I hope thay keep it a very long engagement.

I can't help with the party thing, but I can certainly feel sorry for the guy.

Willie