V, I see your point but the problem is we have already tried communicating through S18 and occasionally S8, as he has a text app. There have been too many times where communication was misunderstood or just not relayed to me at all. I don't see any reason that 2 grown adults can't send a couple of TMs to coordinate schedules regarding kids. It only takes a minute. I don't need to get involved if she wants to know about their day, or the latest game they are into. But for exchanges, we should be able to discuss. I don't tell her about my life, and don't ask about hers. She sometimes gives me little bits of info, but I never inquire further.
Anyway, WW did take S10 and S8 shopping and they both came back happy with new school backpacks. She just dropped them in the driveway and left. About an hour after that, we had a huge storm roll through, lost power, and poor S18's bedroom in the basement got flooded. The power came back on after 3 hours, and I was able to suck up a lot of the water with a steam cleaner. Then I made dinner, and had to pack lunches and round up clothes for everyone to wear to 1st day of school tomorrow. Just an extremely busy night. It's times like that I really miss having WW around, just as another adult chipping in to help. But I made it, and now laying down to catch a few hours before the week starts. Gonna be a busy one. Still missing WW just a little but not terribly and I'm proud of myself that I made it through quite a messy day intact, and w/o her help. Now if I can survive this first week back to school, I'll be ready for anything.
Me 47 W 42 T 24 yrs M 18 yrs W living with OM BD1: 3/7/2015 (A with OM#1) BD2: 4/11/2015 (A with OM#2, W moves out) WW filed for D, papers received 9/18/2015. Meeting to determine child custody 9/29/2015.