Your W reminds me of my egf who married, had an affair, married the affair partner, had an affair on her new husband, and is now with the new affair partner. The natural mother skills are not there. She likes having them love on her, but parenting skills are weak, doesn't like to discipline, doesn't like to do the "work" involved in having kids, etc. She has told me that she likes that she has her kids part time, she has more time to herself. When she has them, she takes them to the gym so she can work out most of the time. She is now not working yet she takes her one child to daycare 3 days a week anyway...all day. I don't get these kinds of women anyway. They need help. They need counseling. I know my egf was possibly sexually abused as a child. BIg things like that really screw up a person. I wish you could get your wife some help.