I wish my W would lurk here, she might learn something. Cleveland in July....I guess I can think of worse places, lol.
Trying to keep the damage to my kids limited is where I am too Tom. The C I've been seeing has been nothing short of miraculous in helping me see the games and see when I'm being baited. She has also been absolutley piceless in helping me to see what W does/says that can damage the kids and how to counter-act it. My learning curve has been straight up. The only downsideis I keep thinking to myself....if only my W would learn what I've learned.....then I realize that learning it would mean she would have to take responsibility for her own garbage and just don't see that happening any time soon. Its always easier to hide it and dump it someone else than deal with it yourself. At least until your own personal landfill is too big to hide anymore.
Stand up for what is right, even if you are standing alone.