I'm doing well, jp (and others), thanks for asking.
There hasn't been a ton of new development in my situation per se. I've just been sticking to my "limitd contact" path for awhile now, and it has been somewhat helpful. I do not initiate any unecessary contact at all (I think I slipped once...maybe twice) and I take my time responding when she reaches out.
I am finding that XW is "calming down" a bit since the emotional outburst resulting in her leaving the house a second time. She sends unsolicited notes about S and pictures. She has even throw out one or two nice compliments here and there - told me I looked "like a Ralph Lauren model" yesterday as I was picking S up. I jokingly struck a "Zoolander-esque" pose and we chuckled. When she dropped S off at my place on Sunday she was quick to remind me to water some of the plants she left behind.....which I was clearly not doing.
Granted, I know this has no real meaning in anything outside of the fact that things are "friendly" and I am leaving her alone and being upbeat and positive whenever we interact.
She says that S has been talking a lot about our "big beach day" coming up this weekend. Still nervous, but it will be fun......I went and picked up some new clothes for us for the photo shoot I scheduled. I think they will will turn out nicely...weather permitting.
I have been digging around sections of the boards and finding a lot of old posts and stories that have been helpful. Some of what I have found really relates to my situation and has helped me see things through a slightly different lens.
