The next day was the day we’d agreed that E would get his stuff from the house. I’d booked the kids and I into our favourite restaurant for lunch. I’d told them what was happening and none of them wanted to see him, so off we all went. Whilst we were having lunch, I had […]
Tag: relationships
The New Normal
Of course, as soon as I’d told the kids that their Dad had met someone else (and had in fact had met several someone elses over the years), the room was gradually flooded with questions and observations from all four of them. Initially there was hurt, confusion and more silence as they tried to articulate […]
Why?
Oldest Son has always been one for a searching question. The calmest, and stillest (and yet also the biggest wind-up merchant) of my children, he thinks deeply and in great detail. His head is always whirling with questions – especially very late in the evening. When he was little my most frequent words to him […]
End Game
That was it. Tuesday night was the last night that E ever spent in our home. That was it. Wednesday morning was the last morning he would ever say goodbye to the kids before they went to school. That was it. Oldest Daughter took one look at my face that afternoon and realised it was […]
He-total: Life without Ex 