CTH, I've followed your sitch for a while (ever since you drunkenly ran over the for sale sign of wife's lawn...ooops!)and since then I have yet to see you act on any suggestion anyone has given you in regards to dealing with your wife. You stick to lowering your head and bulling your way forward doing more of the same. Your recent posts are just more of the same again. When are you gonna listen to someome, even just a bit? You have to co-parent and doing that in the most constructive way is what has to happen. So if you're heart skips a little beat when you talk to her...tough! Do it. All this texting crap leaves incredible holes which can be misinterpreted etc. You spend so much time trying to figure out what she's thinking or what her financial status is or how she's screwing you. Start doing what's best for the kids, man up and talk to the woman. How are you going to raise healthy children if you can't communicate about things! Get counselling or whatever and get down to business. This is not healthy for you or your kids. Btw, Healing Is A Choice (also recommended by BBJ) costs 3.75 on www.bookcloseouts.com, I'm sure you can spring for that much! Do something different, more of the same ain't working! Sorry, if I sound harsh but it irks me when you skip over well thought out responses that people have posted to you just to post more of the same. It isn't easy to do something different but it can make a big difference, isn't that what DBing is all about?