Your youngest son may just be too young to deal iwth this problem... It may be a bit over his head... THat's why I suggested just your oldest son and you daughter... you three sit down and tell him that he is not getting a get out of marriage free card and there WILL be consequences for him abandoning the family... and USE that WORD...
As long as they or you make it easy for him to walk away, he's going to lean that direction...
I agree. Of course, if he does do it anyway, I think there may still be hope that he will realize it's not all it's cracked up to be and doesn't solve his issues and want back in, but I'm hoping he is not so hard-hearted and stubborn that that's what has to happen in order for him to realize it. From experience with our first separation many years ago, however, that's what it took. I'm trying like you-know-what for it not to come to that, esp. with the kids at stake here, but I just don't know.
