Hi Ian! I'm sorry to see you're hurting and struggling a little...
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My dilemma is that I feel guilty for valuing "me time" and am not used to feeling guilty when it comes to my children.
I think this is a typical feeling for those of us trying to put our lives back together. And it's also an issue I beat to death with my C everytime I go to her. The thing is, as per my C, your kids benefit from having a happy dad. And you are entitled to your 'me time'... not only that, but you are setting an example that they should place value on this when they are in a marriage and/or have kids. We do need to put our needs first at times and that doesn't make us a bad parent. Quite the opposite actually. But I HEAR you. And I FEEL that too. And my C knows we're going to talk about it frequently b/c it is a tough issue.
