acting up

a couple of weeks ago, my father finally broke up with his girlfriend (again). which was a relief. it was a weight off my shoulders. i talked to him on a very regular basis, to offer support, etc, but i didn't want to be annoying either, so i let him tell me what he wanted and not talk about what he didn't want to talk about. such as why she was still there. he did tell me eventually: a few weeks ago, there was a downpour, which completely ruined the roof of her flat, which needs to be entirely re-done. fine. but why hadn't she moved into her house, then? that hadn't been damaged. ah, well, it was difficult to heat. and me thinking, it can't be much more difficult than my father's house!

but of course, it turns out not only had she not moved out, she hadn't even moved room! so every single evening, she went on and on about getting a second chance (this would be the 4th, if i remember correctly). and so, obviously, my father is now considering this. it's just doing my head in. he sent us an email the other day, explaining why he should think about it some more. his arguments were pretty useless, as i pointed out in my reply. i'm not going to get into it here, but he's just being a complete hypocrite and a coward. at the end of the email, he asked whether we could all (that is, him and us) discuss it on a three-way call over the weekend. i said no. this has gone on long enough and i'm personally done discussing it. i've put too much time and emotions into this and i'm exhausted. there's nothing new, nothing's changed, so as far as i'm concerned, there's nothing to discuss. i've made it clear he can do what he wants but it's going to be without me.