But in ways that matter very dearly to the kids, he's left them too, and I can't help but keep an eye on what he does and feel a necessity (which is different from an emotional need) to keep an eye on the rope because the kids come to ME with their hurt and sadness over his disappearing act rather than to him. I direct them back to him but I still have to comfort them.
Maybell, not 2 minutes after I read this did W drop the kids off at the house. D10 comes in complaining about 'Mommy said...she forgot again...as usual...' (That's becoming a common theme) She also then had 30 mins of homework to do at 9:30pm that W doesn't bother to ask about while she has the kids. All I can do is listen to them, try to emphasize and help out as best as I can. The kids will know that they will always have 1 reliable parent.
Oh, and I went over to a friend's house for dinner while W took the kids. GALing while avoiding contact with W!
