Thanks guys, just left my Gfs. Memory lane night. I loved it!
Ali,
I am accepting the situation. Do I have a choice? Balance is important, I have found a way to "balance my life". So, I am ok. What about my kids? They sure don't feel balanced...
No, he doesn't know she is telling me so much. She is keeping things between them when he asks her to. She mostly gives me her oppinion about what's going on.
What she said could be either one of your "translations" as far as I am concerned...
Tonight I called to talk to the kids, he was mad at them, said they were impossible today. I listened, validated and was happy.