I just noticed you are in the Philly area. Please check out a personal growth workshop many DBer's have attended (including me) and found quite profound. I think it's literally life changing. I mean that.
No, I'm not paid to say this! But it's for individual growth, so your w does not have to go (Retrovaille is for couples but you know, your wife has to want to go, etc)
So the workshop in philly is called "Essential Experience" and it's 3 1/2 days, and incredibly worthwhile.
I'm going back this fall to do Team and help other participants, but it always feels like I am getting a refresher.
Secondly
As for your wife and the first day of school, Slow down!
Yes you are being judgmental, a bit petty and imo, unfair.
Stop the mind reading. It'll get you nowhere and honestly you sound like you are projecting onto your wife some misdirected anger.
You are understandably hurt about her feelings towards you and the marriage. I get it.
But her mothering and behavior on the first day of school for a working mom - is well within the bell curve. And it sounds as if she does not have a work from home day like you do.
You really don't know what is going on at her job or in her mind or heart.
She got up early to drive over to help you see them off. (She wasn't already at home like you). Stay on track, and know what you are really feeling and why.
Don't attack her motherhood, especially for something like this.
Check into the workshop as I think you'll get a jumpstart on your personal work and I can promise you that you'll leave there feeling MUCH better about your life, and you will leave with a PLAN...plus all of your relationships will improve. Yeah, all of them.
Hang in there.
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
