First Timer

[wolverine1997]

Really need a little guidance here.

I read this magazine article that talks about the effects of divorce on teenage children. It was very interesting and informative. The article talked about how many counselors have changed their opinion on how older children are able to handle divorce better than younger children. Evidence shows that adolescent children are very much affected by divorce.

I brought the magazine how last yesterday from work with the intention of asking my wife to read it. She and the kids were over the inlaws so I set it on the counter hoping to show it too her when they got home. By the time they got home I was in the bed asleep, I had to go to work this morning.

Anyway, when I got home from work a few minutes ago I got the magazine and asked my wife if she would read it. She told me that she saw it laying on the counter for the last few days and already read it. I asked her if she was sure since I only brought it home last night. She then sternly told me that she read the article and it doesn't change her mind, and that when she gets her money together she is still gone.

I left and went into the family room. Her comments really left me shaken and plunged another dagger into my heart. I had hoped that over time she would soften her stance. I haven't made any remarks about us or the divorce in a couple months now. So far no progress. I gotta shake this off and I will. But right now it feels like a punch in the gut.