Please re-read that post I wrote to you a few days ago--the one with the DB coach's advice about "Applauding loudly for th 1% positives" they do
and losing the anger.
As you can see already, your anger is hurting YOU AND YOUR kids...NOT him or OW... the angrier you are - the more validated they are. So work on that my friend...
Get those reassuring calming mantras down pat and SAY them...til you believe them. Then let that inner belief radiate from you. It's healthy, and attractive.
I'd see your own family for a trip home and maybe some old high school peeps. It does wonders to see friends who have known you since you were 5 and still like you and automatically support YOU...very warm and fuzzy.
If you want to keep in touch with his mom-hey she is the kids' grandma...but don't become her bff at this point in time. Looks way too much like manipulation and goes against a lot of the "rules"...
you need to GAL so you don't obsess. Get anti-anxiety meds if you need them---do not call your h for your panic attacks. No way... What can you JOIN or ATTEND this weekend that is for you?
Also do NOT make the mistake of assuming all of your h's interactions with OW are positive and lovely. I doubt her kids think this is all groovy. Her 16 y/o must be reeling...where's HER dad? They are only now entering the reality phase and with that, comes some ugly stuff...give it time.
okay back to YOU...so, how are you going to be busy this weekend or take care of you?
And as for the control issues and your h's anger, I think your tone has to be almost SEDATE when talking to him, b/c they hear yelling when we merely change our intonation...they don't even hear the content.
Get back on the Mother Teresa Uber Calm Zen Purgatory...and
think about changing that screen name of yours to something a tad more uplifting than eternity in limbo...and go to EE in Philadelphia, and get healthy and...
okay...that's enough for now
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M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016