Ready for the long ride.

[LucasE]

Thanks a ton. The day turned out to be better than it started. You are right, of course, it is just so easy to forget all that strength stuff sometimes. I even named the thread appropriately to remind me of the patience. Thanks for the book recommendation. I will be reading voraciously as soon as I can.

UPDATE: There was no backlash from last night's conversation. No pullback. Not really a chance for one though. I handed over the kids this morning after having them to myself over night. They are awesome. They seem to enjoy all of this. They get much more attention from me. Their mom is often angry with them. She seems to have a short fuse lately. I wonder why? (Not really) It is sort of nice to observe her discomfort for anything other than me. It supports the theory that this is about her unhappiness. I got a call from her just now that was her telling me about the trying day with the kids. I figure that she didn't have to call me but she did. There were lots of laughs and a short discussion about buying organic beds for the kids for her place. I have decided to support the concept of W having her own place where she will have the kids instead of the "nesting". A few months ago I was still holding on to the concept of keeping everyone at home but W needs to really experience life on her own. That is her vision and I am now ready to accept it. I even had a feeling back then that "nesting" wouldn't be enough. I was hoping W wouldn't need to go that far, but now I think I am beginning to realize more and more that she is that far and I need to understand that in order to make any progress.

Love to all of you. I have plenty to spare. L