FIB, I agree with Kerry. It was a Mother's Day assignment and he wrote what she told him.
Look, your children love you, you know that. But it is natural for them to want to please the one that is moving away from them. They love their mother and that is what you want.
My son will not allow me to say one thing about his dad. the other day I innocently said, "Oh, I thought Dad was coming to see you in the morning." He yelled, "He is very busy you know, so chill out." Uh, ok.
FIB, wait until you are really ready to date. Rushing in would not be a good thing. You still need to heal some. All those lovely ladies will be around when you are ready.