!Help! Need Advice and encouragement!

[stark648]

No, I don't want to go to the "dark side" and just go after some sex or something. (tempting, though).

My daughters are paying attention to what I do.

The one date was with a very nice, attractive woman that I had a good time with and nothing more.--I will probably see her again.

Some of my "friends" on the websites seem exciting, but my girls would NOT get a good example--from me or them.

It is rather nice to get more attention lately, though.

Wife is coming to get girls tomorrow AM to spend time with them for Spring Break.

The youngest is willing to spend the night over there. I'm not real keen on that idea, but at least it's been a while longer for her to adjust to this mess.

She said she didn't have any money, and I told her to just take them to the park and "connect" with them.--that's really more important than going somewhere.

I'm sure the youngest girl will mention my date, and some other things.--That may not be such a bad thing, though-----What do YOU think?

Wife is pretty broke--but wants 1/2 of tax refund for school.

She also says school will pay her to go and pay for gas based on her lack of income. She keeps talking about needing to get on her feet". I suppose she thinks school will do that. I had been telling her to do the school thing for years. She was always afraid of failure.

I had always helped her to study and stay focused doing the other school stuff. (getting her GED, restaurant management school, real estate school, banking school)

HOW SHOULD I TALK WITH/DEAL WITH W?--I TRY TO BE ONLY CORDIAL, BUT IT'S HARD NOT TO FALL INTO TALKING LIKE THE OLD FRIENDS WE HAVE BEEN FOR SO LONG--WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE KIDS, ETC.