MLCW, Divorce is Started

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Thanks Job. ExW asked me to take s14 yesterday. I asked if everything is ok, and she texted me telling me she wanted us to bond together. Where was this empathy over the past month?

I saw s14 coming out of ExW's place and I jumped out of my truck and gave him a big hug. He hugged me back! I was so excited to see him I forgot to grab my wallet when I drove off to get him.

We were back to normal. We spoke about the Twins long losing streak. Teddy Football's serious knee injury. I asked how he was doing and he said "ok" without adding anything more.

Then the news about ExW came. SiL who I have been close to throughout this, instant-messaged me telling me W is already married to om. 2 weeks after the divorce and they are already married. D21 knows, but I don't know about any of the other kids, so I am keeping my mouth shut.

Bc of the help I have received here, I have not given ExW much thought since the divorce. I am detached. But the news of ExW's remarriage was hard to take. Her keeping the news secret from everyone is odd. (SiL made me promise to not reveal who told me.) It felt like the marriage is really over with this news, which duh! it really is.

S14 and I went to his school orientation (this is a new school for s14 close to my place) - they greeted the 9th graders to the high school with the band playing rousing songs, the cheerleaders forming a corridor, and the flag bearers cheering the kids on. It was very impressive. Yeah, s14 liked seeing the cheerleaders.

S14 and I went out for haircuts, getting school supplies and some clothes, and some food he chose (he wanted some healthy choice dinners, to help him with continuing to lose weight). I am impressed. I invited him to go to the exercise room with me at 9 am, but he was too sleepy.

S14 had a couple of flashes of anger, but I was able to quickly change the subject or make him smile with me. So far so good.