Yo Frank, Just caught up. The fresh start is a good thing, you will come to see that in time. Like all wounds the one left from the house will heal as well.
I knew you would end up with more time than that judge said you would get. She gets a dose of reality when it comes to being a single mom and is probably becoming more aware that you did a hell of a lot more than she ever realized around that house.
Who cares where your shoes are, free balling is good for the boys now and again, and starting from scratch makes all the best pies and cookies......no what I mean?
Your kids will also adapt to the changes. In no time the sadness will be replaced with a feeling of ease being in your new place for them. Kids fortunately have the ability to adapt much more affectively then adults do, something to do with that whole nurture issue I imagine.
Mine has remarried, lost any and all time with our daughter, is slowly pushing our son out of her life as well, and guess what? Not a drop of it matters to me anymore. My kids are happy when they are in my new home. My kids do not even mention the mom and I together thing anymore. My family looks different from the original plan, but my kids are doing great and have survived it all.
Christmas week, my kids are both with me this year. I could not ask for anything more. You are heading the right way Frank, that is all that matters. Down the road, your kids will remember the cool nights with dad eating pizza in the new place, trust me.
