Happy Thanksgiving to my friends here - I am very thankful to have this site and your continued input/perspectives.

We had a really nice day. XH tried to make plans for the 3 kids to meet him and OW for breakfast tomorrow at his place. Kids said to him that they would like to be with just him - he told them it was his choice and he would let them know.

So today, he agreed to meet them for breakfast without OW

There's a great book I re-read recently and it broke down the narcissistic and sociopathic traits that accompany a WAS. It nailed X's disassociation with the family life we shared and the relationship we actually had. This is my 2nd holiday w/o X. I would be lying right now if I said that I don't feel that these days are "less than" they could have or should have been - but I am making the best of them. I sat outside for a bit today and realized that I do want to share my life with someone - I don't want to be alone - and I don't want my kids to think less of me.

And I don't want to feel like this anymore.

M-48/XH-48 M=25/T=28 years
Ds-24,22/S-18
D - 3/11
A Day at a Time