Separation at 17.5 months

[Am I Too Late]

I had to tell my Son, days after his 9th birthday and 2 days after Valentines day, because my W had been gone alot supposedly visiting her dad who had cancer and wasn't showing up at home very much.

One week after her last day at home, she called me and let me know that she had officially moved out and, Oh, by the way, also filed for D.

So, the next day i was driving with my S and said, I've got some news for you and its not very good news, but were going to make the best out of it that we can.

He was mostly unphased by it and when i gave him some time for the news to sink in, i asked him how he felt. After explaining a bit about lawyers, court and judges, he commented..... Well, i thought i would be sad, but I'm only a little bit sad and i don't think I'm going to miss her that much because she's never around that much and doesn't do anything with us anyways.

So sad that a 9 year old saw how little his own mom engaged in her own family and only child.

The kids already know more than we think they do.

Good luck,

Ed