Received a call from the waw early this morning. She apologized (gasp!) for her accusations about me and OW and how it affects my relationship with the boys. She told me she had no right to criticize me as a Father and that I was a good Father. I accepted her apology and re-affirmed my commitment to my S6 & S14.
I started to end the conversation, but she stopped me in mid-sentence with small talk. We talked about 40 minutes on everything from what our mutual friends were doing to world events. My W really loves to talk about politics. It's always been kind of boring to me and in the past I would cut her off and try to end the conversation. This time, over the phone, I listen to and commented on all her political talk. I could sense this was not so much reaching out to me as a husband as it was looking for some company to talk to. Anyway, it was a 180 for me to pay attention to her political talk. After I moved out of the house last year, I ordered Time and Newsweek magazine so that I could follow current events and politics more closely. That was one of my goals in trying to communicate with W better. I think she was real impressed with my responses and knowledge on world events.
Anyway, I'm glad she's calmed down and apologized to me. She really did push my button the other day about being a Father. I know I'm a good Father, but she still hurt my feelings about it.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." -Mark Twain
