I respect and understand where you are coming from KD. I too agree that the kids need access to both kids.
I know my W doesn't feel like she abandoned our kids, however to everyone else it does appear so. As a matter of fact she said this to me in one of our convos, "if I knew that you were going to fight for the kids, I would have never left without them". I’m not sure what her rush was to get to NM. Perhaps there is/was a OM? I don’t know. It doesn’t matter. She left and now lives 1100 miles away. The kids are with me and seem to be doing really well.
Now she has been gone just over 3 months and she hasn’t come back to see them. She has not even entertained the idea that I know of. I couldn’t go that long without seeing them.
I obviously didn't know how things were going to play out. I looked into moving to NM, however there are not any jobs for me there.
Then things changed since she moved. Her mom got sick and hospitalized. Now she is responsible for caring for my MIL. My MIL is the executor for my W's grandparents, so my MIL is responsible for taking care of their bills, insurances, etc. Guess who takes on that responsibility while my MIL can't? You get the picture.
With everything on her plate, where does she fit our kids into her schedule?
Who will be taking care of them while she has work events or has to travel?
I got off topic and now I'm rambling.
Me:45 ExW:48 M:04/97 3 Bombs & 2 ReCons 1st BD 11/10 D Finalized 4/20 D-16 S-14 Going in one more round when you don't think you can. That's what makes all the difference in life.~Rocky Balboa