About the kids. Having to say something to our kids was hanging over my head for months and causing me pain and anguish. I assumed I knew how they would react and how it would affect them. We told our twin sons S14's before Christmas. Horrible night. Wasn't how I wanted it to go down but it did. The next day they were 95% back to normal by my observation. Are they affected by it? Yes. Do they lash out in anger. Sometimes. But they're boys going through puberty. Me not lashing out at W helps.
S6? Told him last Friday. He wants Dad to get a green house.
Does divorce affect kids? Absolutely. Does how we behave and react have a direct bearing on how well they do. Absolutely. Two months ago would I even believe I would be typing these words. No way!! I thought it was more drivel spouted by W.
Frank, we've been dealt a sh*tty hand. Do we fold and collapse. I think not. We make the best of it. We soldier on.
The kid issue is tough. But we're good dads. And always will be.
"We can't always control what life throws at us. All we can do is face it with courage and the best that we have."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Everybody hurts. It's part of life. Don't miss the good stuff.
