Thanks so much for your reply sandi. Your threads were the first ones I read here and I really value your perspective. I agree that I shouldn't be upset that she thinks I've accepted this. It's just counterintuitive, but now that I've thought about it I know I'm on the right path. Several weeks now without her saying anything about the S at all, not even vaguely. The tricky thing with my wife is she is very strong with the facade stuff. She's very chipper with me, unless she's in a low spot and feeling sick or tired.

I'm taking time out tonight to see some out of town friends play music, so W must stay at home. I'm planning my day wth the kids tomorrow without her factored in. I bought new pancake supplies. Just now I heard W tell our boys we were going to have pancakes tomorrow, so it seems like she wants to be included in that. It will be nice to work together in the kitchen but I'm not just going to let her do it because she's decided to be involved. New me follows through on plans.


M: 33
W: 33
M: 9 T: 10
3 S's: 8, 6 and 1.5
BD: 8/3/14
Living together