I kind of agree. That's why I said if you want to ask your daughter about taking the kids ..go for it. Im sure my W would rather spend the night at the casino with friends than with me. If MIL wants to caveat it with going out with me, I told her don't let on that I knew what she was up to and that her daughter may get mad at her for trying to "push us together".
Me: 47 Her: 45 M 18 years T 22 years S-6 D-9 Separate rooms 1/5/14 Wife filed for divorce 2/5/14