One year in but a newbie

[Lifes Twists]

Well my wife and I met tonight to discuss proceeding with the divorce. The conversation turned towards our daughters. I never saw any parent, especially a mother, express such anger and resentment towards their children. After listening to her vent such venom towards the girls I need to work on getting them out of there to prevent emotional abuse from happening. She is so angry at them for allowing me back into their lives that I worry that it could get physical. I am taking my middle daughter out tomorrow night to get her shorts for work. I will talk with her then and explain that I think her mother needs a break from them right now and it would be good if they moved in with me. I hope they will listen to reason. I also plan to contact daughters counselor to discuss this and see what help she can give me.

I was surprised that my wife basically agreed to everything in regards to an agreement. If it goes as agreed I won't really be hurt as most fathers tend to be after a divorce. She agreed that who ever the girls live with will get the support payment, so if the kids are living with me I will not be giving her very much. She agreed to only a token alimony payment for 5 years. She was almost prepared to just sign the house over to me and walk away from any proceeds from it after it is sold. I am totally floored by how out of touch a MLC can cause a person to be. I am trying to get her to understand that if she works with me to finish the house then a 50/50 split is agreeable. To walk away from that is to throw away $50k to $75k on her part. I hope she considers this and does the 50/50 route and not be totally foolish.