Saving my family - Part 12

[Scorp7]

Hi all, I'm back, with GREAT news! My W has agreed to sharing time with our kids, week on, week off!!! I had them with me from the 9th to the 15th (I let them go back a day early so my W could do something with them they needed to get ready for on the weekend). She has also now agreed to my having them from May23rd to May30th and has said clearly that she is all for sharing time with them equally from this point forward!!!

This is huge, my kids are ecstatic, I'm beyond relieved and I think my W is too! In doing what I have, committing to move out to her town while maintaining my career so that my family is secure I think my W has finally seen that family comes first before anything else.

My step mother had a long face to face talk with my W while I was with my kids last week and things still sound hopeful. I wouldn't say my W is anywhere close to considering a R at this point but from what was discussed between my step mother and my W, things sound so much better now than they had been. My W said she knows the kids need me just as much as they need her. She said she thinks my decision to move out there to be with the kids is awesome and she knows they are really happy. It went on from there. Things are looking better than they have in a LONG time.

I have been doing MUCH better in the last couple of weeks as well. I'm working out every day, my band is starting back up, I'm looking at houses in my new town, work is going great.... what can I say, my life feels like it's turning around.

My Mom is not doing well, I'm spending every moment with her that I can. At least I have the chance to tell her that her son is doing great, that I will have my kids with me for at least half the time and that I still have loads of hope for the future with my W, either as my spouse or at least as a good friend. I'm very thankful for that.

Thanks so much to all of you that have helped me get to this point. I know I can be a stubborn jerk at times (still working on that one, hehe) and may seem to not listen to your advice. You have all been a huge help and I appreciate it so much. I know I still have a long way to go with my journey and there may still be bumps along the way. I'm not giving up on my W and I plan to stay VERY patient, taking things slow and then who knows what could happen.