Yay!!!!! Finally a new thread.

[AlexEN]

Aaargh, S6 just screamed at me that he wants to "live with daddy"...guess he's more "fun" and doesn't have too many rules.

Hey, A&K, time for my late night ramble... Hope I can make it make some sense...

This is when you need to remember, as my counselor pointed out to me many months ago, EVENTUALLY there will be a right side of history and a wrong side of history. Those of us watching your sitch from the outside can see which of the two of you will be on which side. Your kids will see it, too.

Kids are perceptive. Yeah, maybe they can be "bought" in the short term with candy and promises (but, the role of a parent isn't to be a best friend to one's children), but they will figure it out... I'd be willing to bet you will have a deeper long-term relationship with them than will he (not that it's a competition, but because what you will impart on them will serve them better than "no rules" will) AND you are poised for more growth... They'll see it... Look at @healthydad's recent posts, he's been put through the wringer, but his kids "trust" him...

-AlexEN