Little: I'm in Alberta and here we have to have lawyers involved with a separation agreement. I agree 100 % that if you can do it without a lawyer by all means do that. Thats why I said to check into it. Because I didn't know where he was or what the laws are down there. If I had the choice I would have drawn up the agreement withoiut a lawyer. I hope that he is trying to save his marriage. I don't really believe in divorce but now a days you don't need both parties to consent to get one.
Forrest: I know that this is hard but all we can do is go one day at a time and see where life takes us. Just remember that you got two beautiful children out of this so that makes all the pain that you're going through worth it. Thats how I'm looking at my son. I get him so no matter how much his dad hurt me at least I get that.
I hope that everything settles into a fairly stable pattern for you soon. Sometimes its nice when things are at a standstill for a bit just so that you can catch your breath and relax a little.