Serial EA/PA WAW/MLC

[BradNL]

The alien was out last night... W was floating the plan of me moving out of the apartment during the week and her moving out on the weekend, so we can share parenting with the kids staying in the same place. Er... so I should pay to stay in two places and not see my kids? W is the one that is going out all the time, leaving each weekend to visit her "friend"!

To make it even more surreal, she then accuses me of only thinking about it in terms of money and how the kids must be missing her and asking questions about her being gone every weekend. Tried to, gently, explain that the kids miss her, but they are ok with the explanation that she is visiting her friends. I think its more her realising that she is not spending any time with the kids, she is out a lot of evenings, out on the weekend most of the time. Wake-up call anyone? I have been looking after the kids while she has been socialising the past few months and she only notices now that we're getting the divorce moving?

The big punchline? W is going away tonight until sunday morning! So she is so worried about spending time with the kids that she is going to go away for almost 3 days! W is also saying how its terrible being at home because of the situation... Um? How has it changed so vastly that she has to run off every weekend? Noticed that W won't kiss me on the lips to say goodbye anymore, get a very definite peck on the cheek you-are-just-an-aquaintaince thing going on now...

Should be a relaxed friday and saturday, tonight too. The boys & I love spending the time together. Am I a bad parent because I love playing computer games with them and watching tv? Will try make sure to get out of the house for more than just the grocery run, haven't been doing much with the bad weather and kids alternating cough & colds.

Wishing everyone a peaceful easter/spring festival
Brad