Thanks Hawk! Just started that trip with D and we are having a blast. Some stress in getting her through 3 different airports and to our destination, but nothing too bad. I'm actually pretty impressed with being able to manage the whole thing as well as I did. My skills and R with D are at a great point now!
Kaizen, if I didn't post anything negative my W did then I'd have nothing to post! Kidding (mostly). I tend to be as detailed as possible with our interactions in case someone here can see something I don't. Definitely on laser focus to see and analyze even the tiniest thing.
I do like the idea of focusing on the positives. To be honest though there are really only negatives and neutrals right now. I do find myself feeling optimism when I get a neutral reaction from W. however, I check myself that neutral only seems good bc every other interaction is typically negative. Unsure how you build from there.
The night before D and I left for our weeklong trip we all went to dinner together. Had a good time. Got some laughs. W talked to me about something and even bumped arms with me on purpose (again neutral). W took something D had won in a claw machine and put it in her bra. I looked at D and jokingly said "Its ok, I've got this" and we all laughed. Then W turned to D and said "do you really think I'd let daddy touch my boobs?" Negative and neutral. W also mentioned to D in front of me that she'd planned to go out of state while we were gone to see friends. It wasn't where OM lives, but OM is on the way there. Who knows what the hell that is.
So, I'm now sitting here in the dark typing this as D dozes off to sleep. We had such an amazing time today. There was no stress from the constant worry of what W might do/say for either of us. Daddy/D time is awesome!
Thanks all! Sorry about my absence as of late. Lots of things going on, but my situation is still grinding fwd.
Me39 M11 : T13 D9 BD 5/31/16 In House S until 6/21/17 Divorced 10/5/18