Hey there! Thanks for the compliment, K. A prop on my fathering from SuperDad carries tons of weight with me!
Sam, I don't attend a bible study group. I subscribe to the monthly Catholic publication The Word Among Us to read scripture at night. It follows the daily Mass readings and provides nice stems for meditation and reflection. Socializing in that way seems like a good source of support.
Merrick wrote:
Quote: It's strange to be opening up new doors to possible R's with a much clearer sense of what I'm looking for--but also a keener sense of what can go wrong and a desire to protect my kids from any more instability in their lives.
I feel this keenly, and I sense that PL is a bit put off by my protectiveness/centeredness around S6, but that is my reality.
The wife of a coworker who is also a friend died suddenly of a heart attack. They both led very healthy lifestyles, so it really surprised me to hear this. I'm glad XW is alive and well, and seems to be trying to figure out how to achieve happiness. I'm worried about my friend, and his ability to handle this loss.
I did a few projects over the weekend, putting up a harness/pulley system to hang my kayak in the garage, then spent yesterday afternoon putting together a portable basketball hoop for S6. The latter's instructions must have been written by someone who uses English as a second language. In addition, I had to adapt missing/misfitting pieces, but it all came together in the end. I roared with laughter, thinking of a few Chevy Chase blow-up skits, when S6 wanted to play superheroes instead of Bball after I finished it.
XW phoned last night and had a list of things she wanted to change, noting several issues that she saw as problems, including her having to help watch S6 during semester breaks, as she'd rather plunk him in a camp to free herself up. When she complained and wanted me to commit to sharing camp costs for next year, I merely noted that I was open to talking about it next year.
At dropoff this morn, XW was ~20 min late, then commented on my casual clothes saying, "You're dressed for work?" I had noted that I needed to get work done, so we'd need to split watching him today (S6's last day off from school). I smiled and didn't respond, said goodbye to both, and left.
Lots of work projects to tackle this week, so there will be much less time for play/dating. Plus I start coaching S6's Bball team Thur night, with his first game on Sat.
