Sad tonight. (Friday). I'm at home with my son who's now asleep. My wife is, of course, out for drinks with "girlfriends".
When I picked my son up from school tonight, one of the other parents asked if he was going to movie night. He is not. Movie night is something his school does about once a quarter to allow parents to get the night off (for dinner/date) while the teachers stay late and provide pizza/movies. It's a nice thing they do, mostly because there are a lot of expats where I live, who don't have extended family to provide child care, etc.
In the past, it would have been a great opportunity to go for dinner together or with friends, have a few drinks, and take the night off.
Sadly, I there was no interest in this on my wife's part. So here I sit, polishing off a bottle of wine on my own in front of the computer... reviewing my threads. It's been six months of he!!.
But tomorrow is a new day.
This weekend, we have our son's fifth birthday party. And I'm going to be damned happy and present for him during that! He's a special guy and deserves a happy day. I Bought him a killer-cool little bike that he'll love.
At least my wife is still involved in planning for the party and has dedicated some time to it (mostly because she's trying to impress the other parents, I think). Nevertheless, it's an opportunity for us to work together on something for our son, and I'm going to make the best of it.
Sending thoughts of support and sympathy out to everyone else on this forum who's in a similar boat. Chins up! One way or another we'll get through this and come out better on the other side.
