just to put a different spin on it here

what if she wants to keep the boys because she loves them
and has done almost all of the child care

what if she believes you left her alone a long time ago and the only difference now is that she physically left instead of being emotionally and physical left herself

there is balance in all things

instead of demanding what you want
hows about trying to come to an agreement together


I am in no way suggesting what she did was right
but
you cannot control her actions
the only person you can control is you

it does not have to be black and white always
there is room for many shades of gray

what is best for your boys is to believe and know in their hearts that both their mommy and their daddy love them

they do not need to love mommy OR daddy

is she dangerous for them to be with
does she do drugs
have wild sex parties in front of them
leave them alone for vast amounts of time

or does she love them

like you love them

an all or nothing ending when you have children is never good

bradley
you seem like a good guy who is somehow incredibly wrapped up in what he does for a living

do you define your work or does your work define you
do you define your relationships or do they define you

Cori is in the police academy right now and he is gone at 5:30am and not home until after supper most nights...he works every weekend
but
i never feel alone

he is amazing that way

he defines his job his job does not define him

my parents have been blissfully, sickeningly happy and together for 35 years...they have weathered unemployment, the death of a baby, me and my two brothers!!! grin
My mom told me that being in love was hard work
that their were and are choices you make everyday that will determine courses of events...you decide...you choose...you are a partner not an island

i didn't listen to her until I was all grown up and after several poor choices in life partners

my parents define their relationship...they are not defined by it

that is why people ask who Bradley is
are you the soon to be ex of blah blah blah
are you a cardiac blah blah blah
or
are you Bradley who happens to have been married to so and so and who is a cardiac so and so