It's all good. I can handle the in-laws. Its the wife that I'm not sure about. She called just now and wasn't going to speak to the kids and risk them breaking down again. As much as it svcks to see, the kids are always fine after 15 minutes. They talk about their Mum a lot but the only time they cry like that is when they part and its all over quickly. It's the last thing my wife sees though so I can only imagine that she feels the situation with the kids is different to what it really is, which I can't blame her for. I did explain this as briefly as I could just now. I don't think its right to say "they're fine" but at the same time, they are. What she sees is just a snippet. In six weeks, I should have a new house and in eight weeks, the kids will be spending half their nights with my wife and hopefully, fingers crossed, all will be back to (a new) normal.
Me: 31, W: 29 T: 4 M: 2 Kids: 3 (SS: 7, SD: 4, D: 3) Separated, still living together: Nov 2013 Separate bedrooms: Feb 2014 W working away; kids with me: Nov 2014