Oops! I forgot the first bit of the hypothetical email:

"The reason I want to go to counseling today is so that we can negotiate how I can back out of your life without disrupting the kids' lives."

- All for the kids -
Me:34, W:35
M:7, T:13
S6, D3 + my D15 from previous marriage
July 2011 "I think I need a separation"
W filed D September
Currently living apart - she has the house, I rent a room