"....including the fact that at some point in the NEAR future I would be leaving her if things didn't improve."
The problem with this threat for me is, I couldn't really do it. I'll put up with a lot of crap to avoid hurting my kids, and to be able to see them every day.
Nope, gotta make it work out. But you know how it is, there are always higher priorities. Today, for instance, there's laundry and mopping and lawn mowing. If that goes too quickly I'm sure she'll think of something else! Hoo, boy.
