"I have been GALing successfully,"
"In the meantime, I am stuck in a lonely room at my mums, not being able to think straight."

So which one is it?

mbe, look you can't DB half way. GAL means staying busy.

Also, start taking the kids out without her. Don't be mean about it, just tell her until she figures out what she really wants you don't want to play "house".

Detach. Reread that thread. That is what you need to do. GAL, I don't think you have been doing this like you think you have. 180s, stop doing what doesn't work (going out as a family). And when you interact with her be pleased, pleasant, upbeat. Remain emotionless.

M(53), W(54),D(19)
M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017
Ring and Piecing since March 2018