Hay, I am so glad to here that you and the boys are out doing something fun together. All three of you need it!
I hear what your saying about talking to friends that love and support you right now, it means a lot.
Like you, having found this site has meant the world to me as well. In fact, I don't know how I could function without it right now.
Like you had said in a post to me, our stuations are similar. Especially the ages of your family members and mine. Kinda weird, lol.
You had suggested that I read your posts and I have religiously, I just don't say anything because I feel so..... well sh*%$y most of the time. I do have some good moments, but mostly not.
Having read your posts helps me to look at how I handle myself when dealing with the wife.
Like you, there is nothing in the world I want more than to reconcile/re-invent my marriage. To keep my family intact, healthy, happy, and loving. It's so hard to not express this overwhelming feeling to our wives right now. I feel like there is such a huge opportunity to make a difference in the lives of my family and I know you do to.
I know in my heart that the best thing you and I can do right now is to be the best man and father we can and to listen to the sound advice we are given here.
By the way I have also been married about 9.5 yrs., weird! LOL!