Up until 2010 we thought we had a good relationship with my daughter and family but we now know that wasn’t true. (See attached thank you cards from 2005-2010).

After reading the thank you cards you can see that Amanda and I had a very good relationship with my daughter and family. On several occasions Amanda flew back to the UK at our expense to pick up my grandchildren and bring them to Spain for the whole of their summer holidays, giving my daughter and her husband a rest.

You will notice that my daughter mentions on a few of the cards that she is pleased Amanda and I are so happy and settled and that we deserve it. The reason she said this is because she knows her Mother has been hell bent on destroying our happiness. She also states that she is not going to miss a year of visiting us, even though her Mother gave her grief for doing so. In one card she states she would be happy if she was in Spain. This was sent in 2009, again proof of my ex’s bitterness which was beginning to take its toll on my daughter.

Since 2010, due to my ex’s influence, there has been very little communication from my daughter or her family. On two occasions in 2010 my ex, pretending to be my granddaughter Ellie, and unbeknown to Ellie used Ellie’s mobile to send text messages and calls to our Spanish mobile. This action showed that she was still obsessed with our lives and coupled with buying the caravan in 2007, we were very worried and reported this to the Stalking Helpline UK who advised us that on any return visits to the UK not to visit our old neighbourhood.