I think once we get to acceptance of our situations, it is then that we NO longer look at what our spouses did to our families and how they did this to us and that to us.
I know for myself that I have come to a different phase of my life. I don't want to hang onto the anger and resentment. My h left for a reason. I may not understand it nor do I agree with it, but he is an individual with his own free will.
I don't see him walking away from his kids. He still sees them as much as HE can. It might not be what I would do, but again I am not him.
Sometimes if we just shift our perspective a bit we can be open to more possibilities. It may not be the life we dreamed of or envision, but it is our life now and we might as well make the best of it.
Cinders you are an awesome woman and don't ever doubt that.
Me 50 H 42 S 22 S 9 D 7 M 12 T 17 H moved out 8/2006 H moved home 1/2007 for 3 weeks H moved home 5/2011 for good
"Learn from yesterday ~ Live for today ~ And hope for tomorrow"