The Good Book says, "there is wisdom in many counselors." Yes, we are supposed to have faith, and hope, but we are also to be WISE, and seek COUNSEL, and then boldly act on that counsel, praying for strength if we need to.
What you are doing isn't good for you OR your wife, and it's really sad to me that this is what you're teaching your son.
Puppy
That's my point Puppy. Hope really isn't a choice, so my only one is to somehow set her free. I can hope in one hand and s_it in the other and I know which will get full first.
What I am doing must not be good for me or after 8 months of separation I would be more than happy to set her free. But, I think I have done a good job of only letting my son see so much of my struggle. I think my kids believe I am doing much better than I really am.