Can anyone advise me on what to tell D2 and D4 about why Daddy is gone all the time? He comes to the house and stays with them while I work 3 afternoons per week, but leaves when I get home and completely absent the other 4 days of the week. D4 has been crying and when I ask why, she says "I don't know." It breaks my heart. I tried to talk to H about what to tell them and told him about the crying and he said "My conscience is full. I can't take in any more." Any thoughts on what that means?

He has been very nice the past 2 nights when I get home from work. He even hugged me goodbye before he left both nights, and the first night he hugged me for a long time. I can see he's in pain and turmoil, but it is so hard to understand why he has to run away from his family to "deal" with it. How does that help exactly?


Me- 35
H- 36
M- 7
T- 9
D3, D5
Bomb 1/21/11
EA/PA began 12/10?
Discovered A 3/2/11
S- 3/3/11
OW gone- 4/27/11
H says he wants to reconcile, but lacking action