Wayward Wife, my addiction, advice needed

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Thanks, Sandi.

The counselor this morning reinforced that my boundary was fair and appropriate. That felt good to hear.

I've always been the talker when we've had to discuss the marriage. Diarrhea of the mouth. I'm trying to be pithy with my comments, and being ok with her reaction (not trying to re-read her), and moving on.

Need to spend more time with the kids. One goal of mine I'm bouncing around is to devote a half hour to each kid each week. To be 'in the moment', whether that be playing tea party with the 7 year old, watching my 14 year old draw and/or play a game with her, and helping my 12 year old help me fix things around the house, as he's a smart kid, just has a bit of his dad's laziness. A focus to make it happen, not just to see IF it happens. The time I've spent with them so far in the last month has paid dividends. Get a lot more 'I love you dad!' as they head out of the house in the morning to school. Makes my heart go pidder-padder.