A New Day

[Lifes Twists]

Lois,

No, I am not feeling sorry for my wife. I consider the child support a bargaining chip along with everything else to make sure I try and get what is most important for my daughters followed by myself. Right now I consider the house the most important. My youngest has stated to others that she does not like living in apartments and will stay in the house at least till she graduates high school. I can see that she has some fears that she is having to process right now and that her room is her safe place. I won't allow them to take away the safety that this home represents to my kids right now.

What my lawyer told me the other day and what is going on in real life do not jive right now. If my wife is not supposed to be able to function right now and is supposed to be going to stay with her folks in Florida, why is she going back to her part time job today? I also expect that she is going back to her full time job this week. My guess is her old man is trying to run things with the lawyer like he is in charge. I don't think he or her lawyer know what is really going on. My efforts right now will have to be to keep my attorney from wasting any effort until the dust settles and we have a clear idea of what is going on.

My wife right now is in a phase where she does not want to see me, talk to me or even interact with me even if it concerns the girls. I suspect that she cannot understand why I am handling things and not falling apart. I know this is typical when the LBS does not match the picture they have created for the LBS. That is her problem. I don't plan on chasing her, contacting her or dealing with her. She needs to work on her self and reach out to me when she is ready. Until then I will go on with my life and be the rock for my daughters.