Those are tough feelings....and they never really go away. For me, I had to change my mentality to such times to focus on what the kids and I were doing as opposed to what was missing. This one does take a lot of time to master honestly.
Last summer the Kids and I went to Florida for 10 days. This is something we had talked about doing for YEARS....My daughter had it especially tough seeing Cinderella without her mother. What I had to do was keep her focused on the fact that she was in Disney having fun....Not who wasn't there.
No matter how you cut it....Divorce s@cks for kids. We can only strive to be solid for them in face of all the adversity. We also cannot feel pity for the missing parent. They knowingly left the situation and knowingly this is one of the consequences.
