Shakspr #5: I fear and hope, I burn and freeze

[Shakspr]

Who ever is in your future (possibly even the ex) is going to be a lucky person.

You know, I would still consider it. She's shacked up, but not remarried yet. And who knows how OM will take to the reality of her extended and up-close drama? But once she remarries, I must say I am officially done.

We had an unpleasant conversation today about SS15 (she dropped some things off at my house that had been mixed up in the move) - apparently he's refusing to move back in with her, and there are more than a few reasons that we fought to get him back from his Dad's house a few years ago. I don't know what to expect next with him, and it hurts. Anyway, she was putting the whole mess on him. I basically said, getting into a disagreement with him about his education (and it escalating to the physical) is not the only reason he is upset. And I let her fill in the blanks. She left my house fuming. Apparently, she doesn't like the consequences of her actions to be mentioned out loud.

Meanwhile, the hits keep on coming - car trouble, etc. I am definitely building some character in 2015!

On the plus side, it's my second weekend in a row with my young ones. We have been putting away Christmas (broken collarbone slowed that down last month), playing a tactical board game called Heroscape and acting silly. Great day for bike riding in DFW, too! D22 stopped by, and we discussed the current situation a little more calmly than we did last Tuesday (I just realized that I didn't log that here, suffice it to say I am trying to teach healthy boundaries. She's getting it, slowly.)

Jefe, I want to apologize and let you know that your story AMAZES me! I dropped off your thread in November because my own pain was just awful, and yours seemed endless. It was too raw for me to stand. You are the lighthouse. The fog is lifting, and yeah, there's a mess. But your W is slowly owning it, and you will be there along side her with a broom and a shovel for as long as it takes.