Reading the last post of yours I see a few things.
1. You've already answered your own questions 2. You're taking advice and it's sinking in. Yay Greek. Yay Puppy.
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is it just to make sure I stand up for myself and my kids to get what I want?
And your answer would be?
Don't forget that at this time it is all about you. My W actually threw that in my face a few times. And you know what? Now it is all about me. If I'm not the very best I can be then what am I worth?
Just thought - that would have sounded SO conceited not so long ago. I now know that in the sitch I'm in and my W is in it's definitely not conceit.
Cabbr - please don't read to much into how your W relates to you at the moment. She, like my W isn't in the real world. It is for our significant others, but it's clouded in fog.