Last thing...D broke down crying twice this weekend talking about our D. She first said "why did you have to yell at Mommy and make her leave?" To which I told her "there were things I did that made Mommy said and I worked on them, but Mommy decided she still couldn't be married to me any more." I then added "Yes, Daddy did make mistakes, but Mommy made mistakes too. Daddy has done work so he won't make those mistakes again."
She then continued and said "Does Mommy not want to be w/ you b/c she's w/ (BF)?" And I told her that Mommy is happy w/ (BF) right now." D's response: "That isn't right. You just don't stop loving someone and leave them b/c you like someone else."
Got to say at least she gets it...unlike her mother.
She also said she liked it when we were all together, and I agreed that I liked it too, but now we'll need to make the most of the time we do get to spend w/each other.
Well handled Rob--honest, age-appropriate and kind. Way to take the high road.
In the long term, I wonder if you won't end up with more time with your daughter as she begins to impede your XW's adolescent lifestyle.
