Glad to hear that work ended up going smoothly as the week progressed. Hopefully there will be a lot more European holidays - some countries seem to almost shut down in the summer.
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: Are the things on that list not "life"?
Now that is quite an attitude... Not sure what to advise... I think she is use to getting her way and shutting down convo's she doesn't like with her tone... I am guessing in the past, you responded by letting it go when she employed "the tone."...
I find that when you first set a boundary in situations where one person is use to operating that way - it usually gets much nastier before it gets better. I guess when you do move forward with the D, it will be nasty...and you will have to ride it out...
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On a perhaps unrelated note, she wore a tank top and underwear to bed tonight, compared to her usual fuddy-duddy nightgown.
Do you think she dressed for you?
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Otherwise, going for another lake swim and long ride this weekend. Kids and I will have a bbq with some neighbors here on Sat. W is going out with a friend, so I will host it.
Sounds like you have a nice and relaxing weekend ahead. Have fun!
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I am a bit torn on whether to bring up a convo with him or not.
I didn't have this complication myself... Kids are really are so perceptive. When I garden, all these little ones come and chat with me - I get an earful of stuff that I don't think their parents realize they even notice!
I may be way off base, but perhaps you do need to move forward with the D for your kids. S8 started the convo playfully and picked up when to stop... It may be he is tip-toeing around tension. Not a good habit to get into...
On a different perspective, my mother filed for D when I was 9. I remember I had a very nervous stomach and use to feel ill. And I kept it to myself and didn't talk to anyone. She stopped the proceedings at that time, so all was well in my world at that time.
Anyway - good luck handling the situation with S8.
