You are entitled to a portion of her retirement for just the sacrifices you describe. It's the law. It's not a gift or theft from her.

Without you, who knows if she would be a mother at all? And how would the children be turning out if you had worked full time at a high level job with long hours?

Without you, would she have attained her rank, or even make retirement at all?

I think the appropriate words you can say are, "you're welcome."

M: 57 H: 60
M: 35 yrs
S30,D28,D19
H off to Alaska 2006
Recon 7/07- 8/08
*2016*
X = "ALASKA 2.0"
GROUND HOG DAY
I File D 10/16
OW
DIV 2/26/2018
X marries OW 5/2016

= CLOSURE 4 ME
Embrace the Change