OK, I've shaken the funk. It wasn't easy, but it's getting easier. The last thing that helped...a conversation with my wife, can you believe it? A good one.
I get the kids from gymnastics on Thursday nights and bring them home with me. She had dropped them off, so I didn't see her last night, but in the phone conversations arranging it she was very peppy. Almost too nice. I was on my way into a funk anyway, so I wondered what was going on.
This morning, S7 said once that he felt like throwing up, but he seemed fine otherwise, so I dropped him and D8 off. My wife just called and said that he had thrown up, but that he wanted to go back to class and the nurse cleared him.
Anyway, my wife was sweet to me on the phone. I was initially wary of where the conversation might go after the other morning, but I remembered what my coach said about her needing to experience a different relationship with me.
Let me break here for a quote. S4 who's sitting next to me watching Rescue Heroes just said "Dad, I want to go to space. I haven't been to space in a while." Heh.
So I relaxed and just talked with her about how the kids are doing in school, then I asked about her night out with her friend last night. It wasn't long, but it was the best talk we've had had for many months. I know that the angry wife could reappear by this afternoon, but it was great for a change to have a completely postive experience with her.
