And per usual - nothing earth shattering (or molehill shattering ) to report. W was somewhat surprised last week when I mentioned that the kids and I were taking her out for dinner to celebrate her birthday and we had a pretty good time. Trying not to mind read but I suspected W thought I would treat her birthday the same way she has treated mine earlier this year and last year (where she had other plans made). But that kind of attitude is not a healthy one for me.
I am beginning to get apprehensive about my initial visit with the attorney later this week. Again - this is not what I want to do but I need to get a sense of what my rights and responsibilities are since W is pushing for this "in-house" separation. Also, the more that I think about it the more I should insist that W share more of the chore load around the house. Not necessaraily in the cooking area (since her schedule is far more fluid than mine) but it seems to be such a struggle for her to get motivated in this area. Of course - if she were to move out she would find out just how much she would need to do on her own.
Which reminds me that I need to begin a draft of my response to W's e-mail and get it done soon before Thanksgiving. I don't have off those three days since my boss is taking the time off but I have a few vacation days I have to use before the end of the year. And there's Christmas to get ready for - enough to keep me busy!
Me 52, STBEX 52 D 17, S 12 M 20 years Em Sep since 2002, Phys Sep Sept 2009
) to report. W was somewhat surprised last week when I mentioned that the kids and I were taking her out for dinner to celebrate her birthday and we had a pretty good time. Trying not to mind read but I suspected W thought I would treat her birthday the same way she has treated mine earlier this year and last year (where she had other plans made). But that kind of attitude is not a healthy one for me.
