Hi Matilda, yes I do come back and read (mostly). It's very good of you to stay in touch.
I'm going on OK. Work is still tough and it looks set to continue that way for a while too. Nothing new there then.
Both my children are teenagers now and they can be a challenge. You have a teenage daughter too so you'll know what I'm talking about. Had to get out Faber and Mazlish ("How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk") again to give myself a refresher. Got back to too much yelling which didn't get us anywhere. Main bone of contention usually is school and homework.
Then been pondering the next milestone. Two years separated. In the UK that means, if both parties agree, they can move to the first stage of divorce. It's not a topic we've discussed - so just waiting to see what happens when we hit the two years in a few months time.
W also finds the children a "challenge" too (I guess many parents do) and feels if we did more things together as a family that this would help. One suggestion was we go on holiday together.
Found out that my sister and H are going to separate. It's a mutual thing - they live separate lives and feel being physically apart is the solution. They've made up their minds. I am and will give them whatever support they need. I still find it sad though.
