Busting, do your best to just maintain a baseline. H can be nice, or H can be mean, Busting is Busting. That's the classic roller coaster and you don't need to ride it.

What you need to protect your kids from is disappointment. That requires helping to manage their expectations, and ensuring the expectations they do have are met.


Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced
M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11
Start Reconcile: 8/15/11
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced)
In a New Relationship: 3/2015