DBing European Style, part 2

[Papa4Life]

W just left with the kids for a few days away with the grandparents at a campground (European-style: which means a caravan, people right on top of each other, and all the creature comforts. No roughing it here! haha.

Shortly after she left S9 called from the car to ask if I could find D3.5's security blanket laying around anywhere, which I did. Unfortunately that meant W would have to turn around and come back for it, because D3.5 rarely lets it out of her sight for 5 minutes, let alone 5 days! W asked me to bring it and meet her at a spot a mile away or so (by bike), but I was up against it with my translation project and had just a few minutes left before I had to deliver a portion of my work. W was *extremely* agitated, but I calmly explained that it just wasn't possible for me to stop work and run out for twenty minutes. This is exactly the kind of thing that I think W needs to feel. Just as how she is generally unavailable to take care of things at home when she works, the same is going to be the case for me if/when we separate. She didn't say two words to me as I helped load the kids and gear in the car, but I didn't let it bother me, whereas in the past her lack of response or warmth would have put me in a funk. I'm looking forward to a little me time this weekend, albeit spent mostly on work.