What I am trying to be for her is a best friend. A person she can come to for help, to talk, to vent, etc... but sometimes I wonder if that is also too easy for her. I don't give in to every request from her either, I always ask her to compromise. Like this morning, she asked me if I could do her a favor and take the boys tonight, so she could work on preparing for a show tomorrow. I said ok, but she will have to keep them for a couple of hours after school and then bring them, so I won't have to leave early from work. She said that that would be great and said that that would help her out tremendously. I want to be there for her, but at the same time, I also want her to feel what it's like when I am not there, for her to miss me. But that's really hard to do when you are constantly in touch about kids and stuff...
I always let her come to me and I rarely contact her unless it's something urgent or logistics that have to do with the kids.
Mostly, I just let her do her thing and try not to get upset about anything she does. Try not to get my hopes up... I am just having a hard time again this week....
