Hey Julie, must be a standard time frame, as my own daughter's been starting to get a little more inquisitive and pointed with her questions.

I'm starting to be just a little more direct. She wants us back together. That just isn't going to happen. So, I'm telling her that sometimes grownups disagree about things and argue and fight, and she remembers how we used to fight. I then tell her that sometimes they just can't stop fighting over the same things and they make each other mad and sad, and it has nothing to do with kids, or with anyone else but those two grownups not getting along. And sometimes, to stop fighting so much they have to stop being together, so everyone can be happier.

So far, that's doing OK. Time will tell.