Heather, We don't know how he's truly feeling right now, except he's probably relieved that you've filed and have a job. Once things settle down and he sees that you and your girls have created a nice and secure life, then he may very well come to realize what he's missing out on.
He ran away from his old life and that life is where you are living right now. He's happy to be away from all of that responsibility, but you and the girls aren't going to be there much longer, which means the old life that he keeps running from will only be a memory for him because you won't be living there. When he begins to hear from the girls or see things posted on FB by the girls and it's all positive, that's when he's going to miss out on the new adventures.
Whether he's truly happy or not...it's not your problem any longer. Yes, you want him to be unhappy, but that isnt' always the case w/these mlcers. They can scrape the bottom of the barrel until they die and never admit that they are unhappy. You can't wait around to see or hear that from him. His happy may not be the same as your happy. He may be content living the way he is and he may never admit that he made a mistake in leaving you. So, you need to move forward because your new life is out there waiting for you and who knows what tomorrow or a year from now will bring. Life always has way of working things out and generally, if you stay positive and open, good things will come to you twofold.
Keep your focus on you, the girls and your move. You have to stay focused because you've got a lot of balls up in the air that require you being vigilant.
