Originally Posted By: aliveandkicking
When does she leave? I can't remember why the bomb was dropped with the kids if she is continuing to live there. Can you catch me up on that?


She leaves who knows when... There are economic considerations... We own a lot on which we were going to build a house; can't sell it in this market. It's an albatross. She is moving (present tense, because it isn't happening quickly) into the basement guest room. Bomb dropped now because oldest starts HS in August and we wanted him to have time to process before starting school.

Originally Posted By: aliveandkicking
...what they need to know is how their lives are going to be more functional and healthier.


Hmmm... Not sure I see how, nor do they. That's why the boys are all over her for her selfishness. The fact is their lives were not dysfunctional nor were they unhealthy. Compared to the average American household, there was probably far less discord, fighting and yelling in our household...

Not enough has been figured out (she doesn't comprehend, or chooses not to, the economic ramifications) to tell them how their lives will be more functional and healthier than they are today...


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