111- H had kinda 'moved oit'. A buddy of his offered a spare room for H to stay in until he deploys in June. BUT, all his clothes are here, he cooks his meals here and he stays here 2x a week for his nights with the kids.... So he has a 'crash pad'- but if a stranger looked at the situation- they would think he still *lives* here.

MrMr: I'm leaning towards the garage option. It prevents an extra expense (the storage unit) AND it solves the issue of me seeing his stuff in a daily basis.
Normally I would pack it all up and move it out there myself, but that's the problem: it's what I *always* did- so a 180 for me, would be to start a dialogue about what to do with his stuff (this would be incredibly hard for me because I really want to control the outcome!)

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But isn't that one of our goals? To recognize what/why things didn't work and resolve to find a better solution? So, I WILL be strong enough to keep my mouth shut, not control outcomes, not be critical, I will acknowledge and validate his point of view, allow him to feel comfortable to express his feelings, hopefully inspire having fun together, I will create a welcoming environment that he will want to be part of....... And, I will learn to let go of what I can't control.

Please excuse the dust as I work to create a better purg.
I'm a work in progress.


M-31, H-31
T-9, M-7
S-6, s-20mth
sep 8/1/11
ILYNILWY 11/29/11
Creating separation papers.
Discover H has feelings for BFF, she does too 1/11/12
H moves out 1.20.12