I know you feel your inlaws may not be willing to help you, but perhaps you should remind your wife that this isn't about what's best for YOU, but rather for your girls. I would think your attorney should have some ideas in mind for how to make shared custody work for your situation. It's wonderful, though, that you are actively thinking of how to make things work for all of you. You are a great daddy, and you and your girls deserve adequate time together. Remember my situation...when my H and I were separated, I still kept the kids after school on "his" nights until he got off work in the evenings. Don't beat yourself up too much about your wife taking the lead in your daughter's care in the past; she was the SAHM while you earned the money; it was the deal you had at the time.
