In most cases, there is someone waiting in the wings. As for confusion, please do not allow his confusion to throw you off track. You know what you need to do in order to protect you and your child.
Move forward w/your life and do what you need to do in order to get off the crazy train by detaching. If you say you are going to do something, please carry through. If you say you are going to do something and then don't follow through, he'll know that you are just blowing smoke to get to him and he'll continue to do what he's doing. You have to think of him as a spoiled little brat who is acting out and what does mom do? Corrects him or sits him in time out. Mom doesn't threaten but only so many times when the child learns that they are idle threats.
It's difficult to make decisions w/your heart telling you what to do, but it's now a business deal and you need to think w/your brain. Listen to what he has to say, but don't commit to anything.
Good luck!
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
