Newcomer living in Hell

[bravo61]

so the W just left here from picking up D. she had orientation for her second job and i was making small talk with her bout it (this was after she mentioned she had spoken to her atty bout the revisions in the filing) and she seemed down. i asked if she liked it and would be happy there. her response "it's hard to picture myself being happy anywhere right now, but it'll get better". i smiled and told her i understand and that garnered a small sad smile from her. i told her hey it'll get better, i believe in you (validation and words of affirmation). walked them to the car and got a hug and more sad smiles. i kept it together and smiled often. on a positive note, D was ecstatic to see me this am. she said "daddy i missed you yesterday and i cried". i took this worth a grain of salt because she loves her "stories". i told W that D asked about her all day. W said that D really missed me yesterday and asked about me all day too. will see them again at soccer practice in about an hour. man this sux, she's miserable with this, i am too, and the kids are too. but she's being prideful and stubborn and clinging to the hurt to protect herself from a man that no longer exists. why the constant tests but try to rush this process through? really down, but don't worry, i'm not gonna show it.