3, I am so glad you had a great weekend with your little loves.
I think that a lot too . . . the things that H is missing out on, and the things that I am missing out on when he is with them. And, the fact that my kids are always missing out on one parent. In fact, today, my D9 said (and S7 agreed) that she missed me when she was with H . . . and the she misses H when she is with me. Stab in the heart. I can't even imagine what it felt like for you to hear your S5 say how proud his Daddy would have been if he had seen him.
And the problem is, I don't know about your H, but I can't tell mine these things. Because I am pretty sure he would view it as me lying or manipulating, OR he would just ignore it and pretend everything is fine.
I hope you are getting a good night's sleep, and am hoping that the time while H is away will be good for you.
me: 44 XH: 42 M 11 years D10 and S8 Bomb drop 9/27/13 D final 7/1/14