LBS dealing with WW (part 6)

[Joe2017]

Thanks everyone. I have been trying to take it slow. After spending all this time talking to her, I really do think that she is sincere. Every day she tells me that if I need more time, or if this doesn't work for me right now, that she will wait until I'm ready. She tells me that she loves me often and doesn't expect me to say it back to her. I am being cautious. I told her that she is going to have to do a lot of work to get our relationship back on track. She knows I have justified trust issues, and she is trying to do what she can to help me trust her again. She gave me her social media passwords. I think she is putting forth a lot of effort. Her perspective on almost everything has shifted. It's hard to explain, but she is very aware of what she did wrong in our marriage and as a parent and she seems to genuinely want to make up for it.

But who knows if the fog is really lifted? This will take some more time, but I am tentatively working with her to rebuild. It's touch and go right now.

SoTorn:
I bought my kids presents and they were from me. My ex did the same. But that was our situation. Yours may be different. Be 100% prepared for any gift exchanges to be made all about the wayward and their needs. They may buy them crappy gifts because "poor them, they don't have money anymore" or the complete opposite where they go overboard to "beat" you at gift giving.