I saw the first indication that LRT is working. I was allowed to drive by and stop at the end of the driveway so my elder son could drop something off. The W offered to send my winter attire back with him. The W has never acted this nice since filing for the D. (She even held my medicines from me.)
Unfortunately, my elder son pushed too hard probably and my younger son started a big fight. There was lots of shouting. The elder son stormed out.
I sat down with him shortly thereafter and went over the 180 to use with his brother. He's a psychology major and just was enthralled. I then prompted him on how to apply it to his mother. He understood. Normally he'd pout for days as my W tried to calm him down. He picked up the phone and apologized for the argument and asked to come back the next day. The W was happy. I am so proud of this 21-year-old that I cried right in front of him.
The whole family is making great progress. Even if we never reconcile, we're going to be a better family just for the support here and in DB and DR.
