Rolling up my sleeves...

[JFun51]

P.S. I would consider standing on my head naked in the middle of the street right now to have a partner who made such an effort with our children, especially our children.

I've read the changes you are making as a dad and it's the bomb.

My two daughters haven't had a dad for nearly years. He has gone as far as missing birthdays and only seeing them a few times for maybe 30 minutes in a span of 3-6 months. It's been awful. My youngest is 11 and misses her dad terribly.

Please keep it up. Regardless of the result, you won't regret having a good relationship with your kids.

H

Thanks Heather. After this Friday, my job will become lots less time consuming and I feel like I can really go to work. I will have my evenings and weekends free to truly focus on myself, my kids, and my M. I am looking forward to the challenge.

My growing relationship with my boys has been the greatest result of this crazy ride. S10 ran down the stairs and jumped onto me last night giving me a big hug when I got home last night. He was a little surprised when I wouldn't let him go for a bit. I wanted that moment to last a little longer. I had picked both of the boys up some new pants for church and jeans for school on the way home last night as well. S10 and S12 both hate trying on clothes. When I asked them to try them on, they both just went right to it, no protests. So fulfilling when both of them genuinely told me "thanks Daddy." Those are the moments I want to live in right now.