Not only that but you become so used to living on your own with the kids and you have to put up with his moods, etc. It is a lot of work and I base that on what I have read here and the times my H did come home.
This is much harder than raising kids, that's for sure.
The Bomb: 08/05 H moves out: 06/2006 H moves back: 01/07 & Out again: 01/07 H moves back: 03/08 & Out again: 04/08 H moves back: 05/09 & Out again: 07/09 Divorced 08-12 Kids: 22, 20, 19