my W came home, and we called our kids down to the living room. W tell them that "mom and dad are getting a divorce" and looks at me and says "what do you want to add?". I said "please tell them what we agreed upon". After many seconds of awkward silence, she tells them "I filed for divorce on Monday". I then told them "I love your mother and I want her to be happy. I respect her decision. We both love you very much." After more silence, I asked my kids if they had any questions. D17 had a few basic ones, and S13 said it was pretty simple and he didn't want to ask anything. They then asked to be alone so they could talk to each other.
The look of despair, anger, grief, and ultimately resignation on their faces it the worst thing I've ever seen.
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