Thanks, wii. I feel the same about the house, but I make almost 3x what W. does. She takes care of the kids basic needs very well and keeps them organized and focused, but as I've said before, everything is a "12 on a 10 point scale" with her, whether it's a napkin not in the kids' lap whe they eat, or a hairbrush left on a counter.(The funny part about this one is the house is usually a mess, so i't selective zeroing in. Bizarre)
Same here. You've read about my relationship with my kids. My S10 and I are inseparable, and my D's are hot and cold with W. She also knows this, and would not want to prevent me from seeing them all that I could. The part that su&ks is the additional commotion this introduces into an already out of control schedule with three kids and two full time jobs.
What is tough for me is that I could not afford an apartment in the town where we live. We moved here 14 years ago and could not afford a starter home today. Our house has appreciated about 350K from what we paid for it, so living part time with me is hard, because of school. I purposely took the apt because it's only 6 miles from the kids and 10 from work. It is already better at times. I used to not be able to even sit in my house, because I would literally crawl out of my own skin. This also used to happen at work. I literally could not sit in place. Things su&k, but at least now, are mostly manageable.
Once I lost the fear of a divorce, I also began to lose fear of the beast that was my W. I don't really care if she's offended or if I've yet again made the wrong move. It's not about me. She is a twisted soul. For comic relief, read some of my posts back around October of 06. She makes you W. look highly predictive.
