my situation. Once you get past the initial devastation of separation and divorce, you can think a little more clearly about this subject.
That doesn’t make it any easier. It’s hard to let your children go with someone you harbor so much resentment about and who was a party to so much pain in your life, but you have to.
So maybe I can help you bite your tongue a bit and make things a little easier on everyone, especially your kids. After all, they are our main concern. My kids always had problems with the transition between me and him. Partly because I’m very close with my kids, and partly because he’s lived some places they didn’t feel comfortable in.
He’s moved a lot, a couple of apartments, a couple of girlfriends’ homes, his parents’ home. It’s hard on kids. I tried to make the transition easier by mentally preparing them for their visit. I talked with them about the fun things they would do. Wouldn’t it be good to get to spend some time with Dad? Have you missed him this week? What fun did they have last time they went? Maybe they would go see their favorite cousins.
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