changes in attitudes, changes in latitudes

[new_attitude]

Teresa,

How are you today? It is good to hear from you. I thought maybe this whole sitch had gotten to you and you went postal on the H. Just kidding. I hope you had a good trip to your parents. Hopefully it was good to get away from the normal setting.

Are you telling me I have anger issues?

It was good to get away, but hard to be the only parent there. I didn't get much of a break from the kids, but managed to get out for coffee with my sister after the kids were in bed and spent a good 45 minutes relaxing outside with a magazine and my ipod whil d1.5 napped and s7 and d7 went fishing w/grandpa and auntie.

So, is your H in the new apartment yet? If so, How much do you see him? and.....Did you tell the kids yet and how did they react?

It's very strange. He has moved some stuff over there, and slept there last night, but we haven't told the kids anything yet. I am waiting for him to take the lead, maybe I'm in denial, thinking that there's a possibility that he might change his mind? He really seems to be distancing himself from all of us, he brought some small gifts back for the kids from his trip and I kept thinking "they want YOU to be here." He was on his trip from last Monday night through Thursday evening (got home after 8:30pm, just in time to delay getting the kids to bed), we left Friday morning on our trip, got back last evening (Monday) and he got here after 7:30pm. He was a little snippy with the kids, blamed it on not feeling well. Then he was gone when I woke up this morning (left a note saying he slept at the apt), worked all day and went to a work event at night. So the kids haven't seen him much over the last week. This is not like him at all, I don't understand it.

I'm on vacation from work this week, so I feel like I'm working overtime on parenting. I just wish H were around to help share the load.

I was looking through some archived threads and I found this from frank_D. I think he got it from some article or book.

That was very interesting. I hope it doesn't apply to my M, but you never know. I don't think I would be surprised by anything these days...