I know this situation is horrible. I do question the value of telling the kids that only one parent is responsible for the divorce. Kids need to love and respect both their parents, and should never be put in the middle -- that's too much stress for them. They really had nothing to do with creating the situation, so they shouldn't have to carry the weight of it any more than is absolutely necessary. Reinforcing to the kids that only the WAS wants the divorce undoubtedly makes the LBS feel better, but how does it make the kids feel?
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Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12 Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11 Start Reconcile: 8/15/11 Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced) In a New Relationship: 3/2015