The irony is that I see your point; his tortured pain was the first time that I could actually see W starting to realize what she is doing/has done... But, he's so over-the-top that it's self-defeating... He IS scaring brother and sister, but he is relentless. It is a double-edged sword. I don't give a cr*p about how sh*tty he makes her feel, but I have to protect the other two from his wrath... despite the fact that he scares them, they idolize him. I've told them that despite how his anger toward her (and them) scares them, that it is how he is dealing with the divorce. It was a breakthrough of sorts today when he said he no longer wanted to hurt them (which I don't think he would ever really do) because his rage (his word) is only toward her and while yesterday he said all he felt was anger, today he said that there was frustration and sadness, too... That may not sound big from the outside looking in, but it's a relief when living it. Because they idolize him and because S9 "sees" what S14 sees (when it isn't masked in rage), together they may be able to help D out of her shell and not let up on W... And, to be clear, I don't see this as part of some grand Dbing scheme, but an imperative for their long-term psychological well-being is to not repress their emotions and feelings. Okay, it's late... I know what I'm trying to say, but I just can't express it...
It's been a long long weekend...
-AlexEN
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