Newly separated...spouse left, 4th thread

[antlers]

This is the one I sent to her tonight...

"Wife, I've been thinking a lot about this vacation, and as much as I was really
looking forward to the trip, I guess I didn't truly put myself in your shoes and
think more about how you would feel if our kids were away for 12 days. How
about if I reconfigure our trip for a shorter period of time, and maybe we can
do some day trips or something...or maybe we could break the trip into 2 parts
and come back for a couple of days in the middle. Could I leave them with you
during that time? I know I'd miss them too, if we were apart for that long. I
think this might work out for all of us. Thanks,

antlers

I think it's a pretty good response to her last one. Thanks to all who helped me with it.