pmd - The separation point is well taken - I'm looking at it as a sanity thing for me, as well as a bit of GAL effort. One of the oddest things about this situation is how little I feel that I need my wife, but how much I miss her. I'm very comfortable with nearly everything I envision about my life without her, I just still look forward to seeing her. Weird, I know. The part that still freaks me out is that the separation is from my son as well, not just my wife. That part really sucks - for him and me. He's only 5, and I have to fight my instincts and almost lie to him, telling him everything will be fine, etc. I guess it will - he's not in danger or anything - but it really won't, because he deserves so much better. Either way, I'll be a great Dad - something I struggled with for awhile. My deteriorating marriage sort of "roped him in" and made it hard for us to connect.
