Ive been reading your post since you started and have always been impressed with your abilities as a father.
I gotta tell you that I am the most impressed at your relationship with you SS and SD. My STBXH has had no contact at all with his 2 SSs since the day he dropped the bomb, 7 months ago. Two boys that he raised as his own for 19yrs and he absolutely just disapeared and hasnt looked back. It takes a special kind of man to keep a relationship going with kids that society says "arent yours" but obviousely you dont believe that.
Those kids must think your pretty awesome for that!!..:)
Me:48 H:42 M: 18 yrs. S: 9/1/09 due to alcoholic H D bomb: 9/9/11 OW confirmed 10/30/11 D papers filed 11/01/11 S15 S21(Special needs) S28
Look to yourself, It is there that all your answers are found...