A new day is approaching

[Irish M]

Hi Drew
No problem on the hijack . Open discussion is for all.

I put my kids first. They need more love than ever. Abandonment of their mother has huge effects on them that will last a lifetime.

I kept our day to day the same but added to it.

At first they wanted to move out of the house.
I refused . It's our home . Great memories.
My XW was in the house as monster for less than 2 months. So those bad memories do it hold.
My girls redecorated their rooms, help change the living room and even helped me make some furniture from scratch.

Today they call it their house. They are happy I didn't sell.

I also kept vacations as they were . New memories created without XW. Also went to places we visited with W over the years and reclaimed those as ours.

I will not let my kids become crisis kids . This cycle of MLC will not continue with them.

With all that said . I do have a female friend. She is understanding of the situation.
I don't and won't introduce the kids to her just yet and I don't give her the ideas of long term. I am not ready as I am still healing.

Cld it's great you put your kids first but think of CLd. If you can't see another women right now then ok, you are not ready.
Don't close any doors in the future . You never know what could come your way.