Your W is screaming at you and YOUR pride is kicking your as*. That fuc*ing male ego is a bit*h isn't it.
Honestly dude, you want the best for your kids. Right? You want to write, and do stuff. Right? WTF is stopping you?
Stay in the house dude. Stop trying to force her to do something that right now she does not want to do.
Stop trying to ring a bell that cannot be unrung. Man up - change for YOU and maybe just maybe she may come around. By the look of her email to you I agree 100% with coach - she is watching.
Eric
"The difficulties of Life are intended to make us BETTER,not bitter". "Fear is a prison, where you are the jailer. FREE YOURSELF!" "Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B." - Jack3Beans