"I am an excellent father and you have the makings of being a good mother"
That is the most ridiculous statement I have ever read. Yes, committing adultery is a wonderful example of showing how good of a father you are. Emotionally abusing your W and not caring for her well-being are excellent ways to show your parenting skills and manhood. His father would be so proud.
Wake up! With that statement alone, you should have sent his egomaniacal butt packing. Your daughter deserves better.
"How do I leave this go. I want to open the cage door and let him fly......surely this is the only way for him to ever return of his own free will?"
He will return when he WANTS to return. It doesn't matter if you are sitting on a million dollar mansion. He will not come back unless he wants to. So take this opportunity to remain strong and get your confidence back.
You can't make him feel a certain way. He has to feel it.
I can guarantee that he will continue to pout and throw a tantrum. Think of him as a small child stomping his feet and holding his breath because he does not get what he wants.
If you have the means, I would suggest you moving out if he is determined to move back. If at the very least to protect your daughter. It is your HOME...not a brothel.
He is a grown-up, it's about time he acted like it.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.
