Thanks Trip, I want to be clear about such things!
The next few weeks will be difficult for me as my girls are going away to China for three weeks. I will be alone, as a separated man, for the first time. My apartment will seem very empty indeed. But, my schedule remains pretty active and I'm thinking of spending some time with people havent' seen for a long while. As I was leaving church last night the Pastor called out to me "Whatis, it's gonna be OK!" It's nice to know she recognizes what it's like for me not to have my girls. She also knows some of the situation I've come through.
Earlier in the week my D11 asked "Daddy, are you taking us to the airport on Friday?" and I replied "Well, your mom hasn't asked me to" so D said "Well, I want you to, so I'll talk to her". Two days later D says "I talked to mommy and she says she didn't ask you because you didn't say you wanted to" Yup, I think that little statement pretty much sums up 17 years of our M, two people on two different train tracks! I felt that this was her trip, and was respecting her right to make whatever arrangements she wanted and I didn't want to force what I may have wanted to do onto her. She thinks, as usual, she shouldn't have to ask for things but I should know and volunteer cuz I'm a friggin psychic or something. Oh well, I'll be driving them to the airport at 4:00am!
yesterday I took the girls to a bookstore so they could buy some reading material for their flight. I thought it would be a nice gesture to buy something for their mom too. You can't imagine how hard it is to find something she might like but wouldn't take the wrong way! The kids were saying "Oh, don't take this book daddy it talks about joy, she'll think you're saying she's not joyful enough" Yes, they know their mother probably better than I do! I was gonna get "Why Men Marry Bitches" for her but...
Well, off to drop the girls and head to bible study and church afterwards, then head downtown for a festival and try to catch the evening church service if I'm back in time.
Have a great day fellow DBers.


Divorced February 27, 2012.

"Only by love is love awakened".~ Ellen G White