Is this cake eating? 9

[MichelleLT]

He can only slap you down if you let him. That means underneath you still expect him to act "like himself". That you expect him to treat you well. He probably won't. He probably won't reciprocate anything. Remember, no expectations (then you can be pleasantly surprised on those rare occasions when he does do something nice lol).

He is delusional. And selfih. It's par for the course. He may come out of it at some point, he may not.

That's why the focus has to be on taking care of you and the kids. Learning from your mistakes, and moving forward. Remember, if he wants to catch up, he can try, but he's gonna have to work hard at it and that'll be much later.

You can't count of him for anything right now. Just stay as dark as you can, you are going to have to deal with him regardless because of the kids.