After a couple hours S asked if we could go to the park and practice his pitching and shoot hoops. We went to the park with the dog. He will be our starting pitcher for tonights game. We headed home got cleaned up said our prayers and went to bed.
LW, keep being there and being a good Dad for your S! You're doing good there and it's one of the most important things you can do when you're going through this. Speaking from experience, it can also be one of the hardest. But your son needs you right now, he needs you to model how to be a strong, male, head of family, and, just as importantly, you need him. For now, he is your family. You continue to strengthen that relationship and it will pay dividends for you both, and, should your W ever come to her senses, for your MR as well. But right now, consider that an important part of your GAL!
I remember with my own boys, when i first started going through this they were like "what's up with Dad"... because i really 180d on a lot of things and to them it almost seemed a little weird. But, ya know, my relationship with them is now much stronger than it was (They'll both say "Love ya, Dad"-- though still in kind of a gruff, hesitant, man-child kinda way-- which they would never do before) and i have a much better rapport with them. And i have also been able to impart some additional wisdom to them to hopefully lay the foundation for them not making the same mistakes I made in my own MR once they find a mate.
AAR, keep being "the man" for your kid. He'll appreciate it in the long run, and so will you.
Peace.
H53/W51, R-ing 4/'18
"Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires"-Sg.of Sg 2:7
"So oftentimes it happens,that we live our lives in chains, & we never even know we have the key"-Eagles III 1:3
