Sitting together and/or accompanying her in public places, is not what you need to do if you are separated. Sure, you like going as a family, b/c you want to be family........but she doesn't. Yes, you enjoy talking with her and hanging out, but it's not about what you always enjoyed doing with her, or as a family. That isn't what you do in LRT.

You have to get it through your head that the place you are, now, has to be conducted much differently than when you were one big loving family. She's fired you, and now she's sticking it to you! What you do while in this time slot, will influence what happens in the future. Better to not do some of those enjoyable things, now, and maybe you'll have a chance to enjoy them more permanently, later.

It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!