Thanks PG. Awoken does pretty good when he has the kids, but his weeks alone are not so good. He's struggling with his communication issues with the X (It's all done except the Judge's hammer, I think.) and what he perceives as her anger and hatefulness.
He also just found out that his X Father-in-law has colon cancer, so both of them have a new tragedy to deal with. He grieves the loss of her family as well as the marriage as he feels he can't reach out to him now.
I'm hoping Gardener will connect with him. I know he's in the alt. and has some perspectives that might help him.
