I'm happy for you. Don't worry about the kids. You can have the opportunity to explain it to them. This wasn't their desire...it was their mom's desire for them and they probably felt only bad for their mom's sake. And besides, they shouldn't change it because it's only a matter of time before she divorces husband #2 as well. Then what will your kids do? Hyphenated with the name of husband#3 as well. I'd have told the judge, "the way my ex-W thinks about the disposability of marriage, I don't want my kids to end up with a half dozen hyphenated names." :P
What's new in the girl realm? Any bright new prospects?
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. Dr. Wayne Dyer