Have faith in yourself and you alone. Alot of your sitch is over the top. Remove yourself from the drama. Even when you see her, take as if you were seeing a sitter. Don't get pulled into it as hard as you can.
My W threatened to call the cops on me when my D was sick. She said I was witholding her. I told her to go ahead. Once I called her bluff, she backed off.
Point is she and your FIL are going to do whatever to create drama. Do what you can to protect yourself and your children from these bad influences.
Keep looking for that job with the intention of using it to provide for your kids.
Most of the time, there is nothing to be pulled into. She almost acts as if I am not even there, annoyed by my sheer existence and presence. I don't know what to do to break down that wall. I know she is disgusted that I don't have a job, but on the flip side, me getting a job might just be what she is looking for as her escape.
She was pissed off at her father over the whole mess he created, but it sure doesn't help my cause.
I don't know what to have faith in. I feel like I have been backsliding a little bit with my kids(not when W is around) I don't have a job yet. I am displaced from my home(yeah, I know, my choice) and my W can't stand my existence. I am unsure of what strategy I need to be trying.
M42 W38 D5D7 M8 Living as 'roomates' since 9-12-10 Moved out 1-7-11 FIL threatened to kill me 1-20-11