And all I would get were dazed one-word replies. It was useless -- I know that W was there with them, but she just would not halt the distraction so they could talk to me intelligibly.
This happens to me at times when the girls call me at work to tell me goodnight. It drives me CRAZY when I am having to say "Hello? Anyone there??" and I know H can hear me. It depends on HIS mood how well the phone call goes. I have yet to say a word to him about it, but wanted you to know I have been there, done that and do NOT want the t-shirt.
Maybe a quick email to W with short statements like "Its hard for the kids to see us so distant/divided. Maybe we can think about some sort of co-parenting counseling for their sake".
