Easter went just fine. W came over early in the morning, S19 and S11 received their Easter baskets. I made brunch and we ate together. After we finished, W thanked me for making brunch. I then left with the boys for a hike, and W left a little while later to go back to her friend "Stacey's" house, where she has been sleeping nightly since shortly after BD last July.
Lately, I see more and more MLC signs from W. The way she talks (more profanity), the way she's dressing. She has been talking more about her friend "Stacey" and has recently starting visiting her parents. She will tell something about one of the kids and then text it to me again the next day as if she hadn't told me already. She doesn't monster at me or the kids. I would say she appears to be "absent" even when she's around, if that makes any sense. This is about her and her issue(s). She has to be left alone to work through it.
Most importantly, for me, I continue to work out and self improve. Going to IC once a month, too. I treat her like a house guest when she's around, and I continue to detach. We retained a mediator in January, but the virus has closed family courts due to the virus where I live. As of last month, W had not sent any financial info to the mediator. I don't know where this will end up, but I know that I will be fine no matter what. I will remain focused on me and my kids, and keep taking it one day at a time.
