So... you think I might like the warmer Atlantic or Gulf water out there? I will let you know if I am ever out your way and take you up on that offer--- And, yes... I will DEFINITELY wait until the hurricane season has passed!
I remember back in August when I was struggling b/c it was my anniversary... You posted something that really touched me... You said just know that my H walking away from our marriage had tons to do with him and what he is going through, what he is refusing to admit, what work he failed to do to help keep the two of us together. Gabe- our struggles sound very similar... Everything you shared with me about my STBXH can be used verbatim with your XW...
You mentioned that your XW thinks you are convincing S6 to want his family back... There are some WONDERFUL books that you can read to S6 that may be quite helpful for him to understand what is going on with his family right now. There are three that I know of that are written especially for children: 1). "Dinosaur Divorce"... by: Lauren and Marc Brown (Marc Brown is the author of the "Arthur" books which the kids in my kindergarten class just LOVE!) 2). "Divorced, But Still My Parents"... by: Shirley Thomas 3). "Divorce Is Not The End Of The World"..by: Ellen Stern
I think an important lesson to teach children is that you must do whatever you can to make a marriage work... However, when a marriage does end in divorce, I find that these types of books are extremely helpful for children to understand what is going on with all of the changes in their lives.
-KIM
