Guilty as charged.. I am a WAW.

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Rude, controlling, and unacceptable. Unfortunately I have never been good at enforcing boundaries so I have nothing to offer.

I'm bad at it too..

My question is - how did your moving and the kids being away affect the family business that H manages?

Despite the FIL & MIL's worries that I would tear it apart, I have done nothing other than continue to sign lines of credit so it can operate as usual. And it has.

prior to your leaving did you all work together as a family effort?

No.. neither child ever showed interest in it beyond the initial 'spend time with Daddy at work' stage. He is a task master and relentless in his expectations. He did not make 'working for him' a pleasant experience, the employee turn-over demonstrates that.

He blames me for turning them off to this inherited, multi-generational family operation. He does not see his actions as having any effect or take into account both of his children are extroverts...working the isolated long hours he does would kill S & D.

I have helped out only when it was a crisis situation, week-ends, holidays, as I had my own fulltime job. So my leaving and not having the kids around really has no impact on him having more work at work.

Thanks for the support!
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