Libby, I'm very sorry to hear of the recent conversation you had w/your h. The MLC mind works totally different from a rational one. He's in financial trouble and yet, he's purchasing her new leather motorbike gear. My question is, is he really in financial trouble or is he tossing that out at you so that you do not expect support?
Tossing money to the children is the only way he thinks he can alleviate his guilt for what he's doing. The children enjoy the money, but would rather have time spent w/their father. Hopefully, some day, he will come to realize this.
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and continue doing what you've been doing. God has a lot of work to do on this man in order to help him see the light. In the meantime, keep the candle burning in the window to assist him in finding his way home.
Please take care of yourself.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.