Sounds like you still have lots of work to do on yourself and their will be no shortcuts or easy buttons around that.
How can you make yourself into a man that only a fool would leave? [/quote]
I agree. I think I have done that. I need to be stronger I think. I am 4 hours away from her and she is working 80 hours a week and most of the time 7 days. We talk, but I'm not sure what actions I can take other than spending more time with the kids doing family stuff. I know she likes that. The kids are 18 19 20 24 and 26 so I'm not sure they are all that excited about spending a bunch of time with me! I am all ears though [/quote]
I didn't read your full opening post cause it's unreadable for me. The only way to modify is copy and paste then make paragraphs with only a few sentences with a space break between. It could probably easily 3 posts.
About your changes, I hope they do stick but things will be very different our of your current controlled env't.
Were the activities that resulted in prison time known to your W?
Me 57/H 58 M36 S 2.5yrs R 12/13
Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do. I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering. Caroline Myss