Adjusting to being a LBS #2

[Subitai]

Well, the separation has started. The kids took the initial news okay, but as they digested it, my daughter really got distraught. "If you have the power make it stop, why won't you?" It was hard explaining that there were problems Mommy and Daddy couldn't fix, and so we were doing this so that we can be better parents who don't fight with each other.

Urgh.

Had a couple of DB fails while talking over stuff. WaW does not want the kids to see the apartment until it's 'set up' but has no definition for that. The kids want to see where Mommy and Daddy go. I kept trying to get her to see that seeing an apartment with bare walls is not the traumatizing thing here, but she wouldn't budge, and got mad and accused me of railroading her and of being destructive because I mentioned maybe taking the kids over in front of the kids (we had had several discussions about this already with the kids) since they were surprised that the spare couch was gone.

Kids had some playdates, and immediately told their friends their parents were getting divorced, so the news will be spreading like wildfire. Kids teachers were informed as a precaution.

My daughter cried and clung on to me last night when I was supposed to be leaving. That hurt so much.

I will see them briefly on Wednesday as my W and I are going to a show we purchased tickets for well before the BD.

I'm sitting here wondering how the kids are doing at school, with no info.