Unsure how to proceed

[Rose888]

Was your reaction to him being away a lot this weekend pretty typical, or was it a 180?

Honestly, I'm not sure why it was out of the question to be upbeat. Why couldn't you have a great weekend with your daughters and let him sort himself out? And is it really unfair to your daughters, or are you projecting? At 15 and 18, it doesn't seem like having a parent busy on a weekend would phase them.

Unless his being away left you with an unfair burden, I'd plan to GAL and have great weekends without him, and then be upbeat when you see him.