First thing... Get a copy of "Putting Children First" by J. Pedro-Carroll and read it, asap.
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Also I really don't want to go out to my mom's without the kids. I feel bad leaving them. But I don't want to be home and I think he needs to spend time with them.
That is the sole motivation, right?
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"I wanted you to have some special time with Dad without me around."
The holidays are tough as h3ll, it really challenges us to see the true spirit of the season and act with "Class, Honor, and Dignity" to the best of our abilities.
The kids MUST come first in all this. Whatever you choose to do, please have THEIR needs and enjoyment in the front of your mind.
Tough to do, but essential, therefore, doable. I had an in-house mlc'er for 3 years, challenged the cr@p out of me...
Just my 2.5 cents...
Hang in there!
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm
