Yeah, number 8 is the one I was wrestling with giftwise. Skipping our anniversary was easy, explaining to my kids why santa didn't stuff our stockings is what I was thinking of. Perhaps I discuss an arangement wherre we stuff our own stockings? I can think of a few inexpensive things I'd drop in my own stocking smile.

I can be sure that she is going out of town for work. Just like I know how the other guy is also involved in that group. Now I've come to expect it because she refuses to change and am just concentrating on all the wonderful things I can do wiht my kids while shes gone.

I think it is an accomplishment for her to leave the bedroom if she cant/wont leave the house. She is a SAHM during the daytime, so our kids need her (and I am the SAHD nights and weekends) and I want her to focus on spending time with them because they are the ones who would get the most destroyed by all this. I do have to say that the past few days when I get home she seems more involved in their play. That is an improvement on what I've seen during all this.

I think I've more than made my point with her on all this, so I need to concentrate on me and the kids. Continuing to discuss her leaving will just get me to break rules 20 and 21 over and over again (which is probably the one she is goign to try and get me to break so I can be labeled as awful). I think now I can also concentrate on rule 24 and 25.


I'm 33, she's 32.
S4 S2
Married 6 years together 8
EA started Oct 2011
ILYBINILWY February 2012
EA turned PA (for sure)March 2012