Kids are 6 and 8. My idea of taking the high road and being her friend is to insure at a minimum, that we have a decent relationship for the sake of the kids, even after the D. Taking off the gloves could really make things ugly. Like you said, I need to be the better man, right? However, I do not want to be a sap either.
She rarely spends time with me and the kids so for all intent and purposes we are already divorced. I think ignoring the paperwork would just create more issues.
I did talk to the kids about D and what that means..they were pretty upset. Intro with OM is not an option for now until they have time to acclimate (assuming she will even listen to me).