or think of this...he may have had a booze filled weekend and be so deathly hungover, he will not have the thought process to argue anything as he mulled this over and drowned himself in the alcohol (which is his regular coping process, right)?
good wishes for you and protecting your daughters from this poor excuse for a parent. thankfully as the years go by, your girls will have less and less contact with him as they grow up and realize for themselves what he has done to them to instill fear.