peace-
I can't believe the OW is only 28 and his former secretary...yikes! How cliche!

Do not ever feel threatened by the OW. What kind of a woman gets involved with a married man?...especially one that has young children at home? This woman can have no self-respect...and know that she can never truly trust your XH after the way their relationship started.

So funny that your H calls you about his pink-eye. It does appear that he looks to you maternally. Obviously the OW doesn't know what do to help him.

I hope that if you complete the co-parenting counseling with your XH, it will give you the closure you need...However, I am not sure if we can ever predict when we will completely let go.

This is a difficult process but we all gain so much for having gone through it. Your XH and the OW have lost so much more than they know from what they have done. You keep living a good life, keep learning from this experience and know that there will be many blessings in your future that you won't take for granted.