Going straight forward...antlers 6th thread.

[antlers]

My son has been sick and I was letting his mom know that I was keeping him home from school today. There was some back and forth texting, and she attacked me, which is pretty normal for her. I then said that I was the only one who had 'owned' anything and accepted responsibility for the things I'd done but that didn't change the fact that she was also responsible for the things that she's done/doing.

She sent this..."the only thing I did wrong was stay in the God awful marriage for as long as I did. I allowed the kids and myself to go through hell which has and will have an everlasting effect on us. That's what I own up to and accept responsibility for. Done."

I thought about things for a while...the marriage, the separation, the divorce.

And I responded simply with this..."You're right, we didn't work , it wouldn't have worked. You're right, divorce is the right thing to do. You didn't care about me or trust my changes, and I couldn't trust you...and this is all for the best. I'll continue to be a good father to our kids, but I won't be a weekend dad. I want joint physical and legal custody of our kids. Honestly, I've begun to feel differently about the situation. I've had different thoughts about you and being married to you. I didn't feel like I could believe you or trust you. And so much stuff has happened. I should have told you sooner, but I was afraid of your reaction."



ps - wonder what robx would think about that?!?