CVA- How did they react? You travel alot for work, right? So did you tell them that you were moving out right away or did you phase it in?
Hey Nomo- I would love to read what you wrote. I will send an email to the address in your profile, if that's ok. I don't want to post my email address here. Thanks.
During the C sesh today we talked alot about the effect on the kids. H seems to think that they'll be fine if we handle it right. I think he's just simplifying things for his own peace of mind. He thinks he'll still be just as involved w/the kids, will help me out, etc. I told him that I thought that I would have to deal with the fallout. C basically agreed and told us that it is usually the parent who stays in the house w/the kids who gets the brunt of the fallout. She explained how to kids, their routine keep them feeling secure, and how these changes will be hard on them. She told us to expect them to say heartbreaking things.
I guess I'll try to end my post on a positive note. I should be proud of myself for handling my anger post-C sesh. Instead of hitting H in the head w/ a frying pan, I took a long walk. It's an absolutely beautiful day, so I put on my walking shoes, popped on the ipod, played only UPBEAT music and walked to a great hiking area about 5 minutes from my house. I need to do that more often.
I also wanted to post this yesterday, but didn't get a chance. It's a quote that I found on one of the "success story" threads that I've been reading.
Attitude
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is to play the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you....We are in charge of our attitudes.
