One year in but a newbie

[Lifes Twists]

Last night was a rough night for me and my girls. Not a lot of sleep. What happened is hitting everyone now. I think the adrenaline has worn off from all that has gone on the last few days. I called my counselor this morning and hope she can get me in. I have to call for my youngest daughters counselor and see if she can also get in. My middle daughter already got in.

It has been hard trying to explain what can't be explained to my daughters. I hope they are starting to understand that they may not see their mother for some time. My middle daughters prom is in a couple weeks. That will be followed by her graduation from high school. My youngest will also be having a birthday this month with a big sleep over party.

Unfortunately, I expect to be dealing with a big fight with my wife's family. I never really realized how ignorant her father and some of her siblings are. On one hand her told me that in her youth my wife expressed a severe unhappiness and went into counseling and was eventually put on medication. Now he is blaming me for all that has happened and I can tell he plans on forcing the divorce and will try and force the sale of the house. I plan on going to court if need be to get sole possession of the house so my kids lives won't be disrupted anymore than they have to be.

I am very concerned for my wife. I know she is in a very bad place right now. I know she has hit rock bottom and it was probably where she had to go before she would get the help she needs. I pray she gets the help and her family does not interfere and prevent that in some way because of their level of denial and ignorance.

I have no idea what I or the kids can do right now for her. I believe staying away for now is best. Mothers day i coming up and I am thinking the kids can make a big poster card for her with pictures of them through the years. I am thinking it will have in big bold letters, " You have three really good reasons to stay around, We love you mom and want you to be with us for a very long time, LOVE daughters names".

I will have to ask if this may be too much for her. She was definitely rejecting her daughters at the time this all happened.