Hi there JV. Just checking in. I see your riding the rollercoaster as well. Don't forget to throw your arms up in the air and SCREEEEEEEEAAAAAAMMMMMMM

Some days its impossible to grasp what the hell is going on but keep DBing, PMA and GAL. Sooner or later the ride will end and we can all get off, hurl into the nearest garbage can and get on with our lives, hopefully with our marriages still intact.

No constructive advice from me today just wanted to let you know I'm here and reading your thread. Thanks for dropping into mine. Every little bit helps

BTW, I loved the "commando crawling". It's a great stage. I had the exact same thoughts about H missing out with S3 if he decides to leave. S9 will remember Daddy being part of our family, S6 will have a few memories but S3 won't have any of us as a proper family - he'll just know H as "that guy that comes and gets me every two weeks". Sad. I said that to H the first time he brought up moving out and it's what made him rethink things. The next time he brought up leaving he said that it wasn't a good enough reason to stay (!!!). More of the "parents separate all the time and kids deal with it, bounce back, blah, blah, blah". I hate all that crap. No one is going to make me believe that my kids will be better off...at least not at this point... <sigh>

OK, enough of this downer stuff. Let's go and do some theraputic shopping and have a few drinks

Cheers, Scottisheart