Well, tonight's the night we tell the kids. Plan is to let W break the news. We spoke about what language to use, but I'm not holding my breath she will do the right thing. My focus is on the kids and making sure they know this isn't their fault and that we both love them very much, and that everything will be okay. Hope to update again later tonight.
Good luck. Telling my D was one of my biggest dreads in my whole sitch. Luckily for me it never came to that, but if it had I would have taken the same approach. How much she is loved, and that it had nothing to do with her. I also would not be pointing the finger at my W. I knew that one day she'd see that I was the one that tried everything I could to hold things together. Truth always has a way of winning out, so no need to express how this is her doing. Just keep it as generic as possible.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018