My W actually believes that the kids will respect her for abandoning the family! Talk about fogged-out thinking there! Guilt does not work to bring the WAS around (at least in my sitch), but I do think that it helps, and as Puppy said, it is a better to be on record that you were open and truthful during while the stuff was hitting the fan.
Me40 WAW37 M18 T20 S18,14 D13 EA Bomb 6/08 Sep 11/20/08 Ret 08/09 Sep/Filed 11/09