Hi Dan- I've seen you post on some other threads and wanted to catch up on your situation. Finally made it through all of your thread tonight. It's always fun to read from beginning to present in one sitting and see how someone has evolved and is growing- you sound much happier and much less affected by W than you did at first. Good for you for GAL and being a good dad. Funny, I was reading about your upcoming vacation and I have a similar thing next month. When I mentioned it to H he asked "Aren't husbands invited too?" What is it with them that they don't get that when they don't want you anymore they also won't be entitled to do all of the fun family stuff, either? Part of me wants him to come b/c it might be fun still and part of me wants to teach him that lesson about not getting to do all the fun stuff. You and I are also similar in that we've invited our S's to do family stuff while they have not invited us (well, my H is inconsistent). I've got a small child who has no idea what's going on, so for now I will do stuff as a family where it's relatively comfortable, for her sake. But with your older kids, I think you're striking the right balance with it.
Sorry, it's now late and looks like I'm rambling. I am trying to catch up with people here as my new self (been around awhile, different name) and establish some new ties :-). Will be interested to see how your sitch plays out. Can't add much to the cigar conversation, though I did smoke my first a couple months ago, just to try it!
