thanks, d. I think I just need to hear other people who have been here and who survived intact and with good relationships with their kids. this is definitely the hardest part of it all so far.

and yes, D13 figured out in the very beginning about what happened, who was involved, and who made the decision to break up our family. I never had to tell her a thing.

and xH is so narcissistic (always has been) and just feels entitled to have what he wants when he wants it--which now includes a whole second family and integrating our daughter into it. whether or not it's a good thing for her is pretty much irrelevant.


M60
H52
D20
M14 yrs
OW-old gf from 1986
bomb-5/18/08
H filed for D-9/10/08
D final 4/24/09
xH remarried (not OW) 2012