I woke this morning and expected W to be next to me. I think it was because the kids are now staying back at home with me so it seems some normality has returned.
Had a great day out with the kids and by coincidence kids and I met a close friend of W whose kid is friends with ours and who now spends a lot more time with W. She said she was amazed at how much more positive sounding I am and said I'm looking far better too. She mentioned how she thought I must have been feeling before the split (tired, trapped, no social life etc.) and that she often feels that way. Only W could have given her that impression. She said W had said nothing to her about us (which I doubt) but to give it time and not to have a tug of war over the kids. I said I have no idea what W thinks and that what she does is up to her, it's her loss, and that we would both have to accept that we'd each be seeing less of the kids. I was in a confident and positive frame of mind. I am certain that she will be straight onto W saying good things about me.
More importantly, the kids are very happy to be home.
