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[Rockon]

Gotcha Mach and LH. Went out for beers tonight with friends after a great day out in the bush. Going out of town this weekend - not telling W about it.

[LH19]

Gotcha Mach and LH. Went out for beers tonight with friends after a great day out in the bush. Going out of town this weekend!

I challenge to make 5 straight posts without mentioning W.

[Rockon]

I like a challenge.

Working on my house today with S. I have been teaching him aspects of taking care of our home this year: winter prep, upkeep, maintenance, repairs and budgeting. He’s taking pride in the place with me.

Scheduling in exercise today and will have friends over later. Enjoyed a fun night out last night. And a good walk on a beautiful night.

[Rockon]

Got a lot of work done yesterday on the house and cleaned up well after. Impressed with S’s growth and maturing responsibility. We are having good talks. He has laid down some solid boundaries with what has been going on and I am enjoying having good times with him.

Going to have a lighter work day today. Will have some time for rest and reflection. Going to spend the evening with family then get outta town.

[Mach40]

What kind of boundarys is your S telling you? Many kids have very little idea what a boundary is, in my opinion..

[Rockon]

He is being clear when he wants his space and with what he says yes and no to. For example he will enjoy spending time with me and other family (not with my W tho - he is still not wanting to be with her after he told her he was upset with her leaving me) also decline some invites to hang out with family.

[Rockon]

Ok I am tired. Need to take some more down time to rest reflect and recover. Been going pretty hard. But I’m doing well.

[Rockon]

Starting off the new year happy peaceful quiet. Heading to the mountains later today with a friend. Going to have some prayer reflection and exercise this morning and get some chores done.

[DnJ]

Sounds good. Enjoy the day.

[BL42]

Rockon,

I agree w/LH19 and Mach1 that those examples of W "reaching out" aren't anything significant in terms of your R. Maybe she's trying to eat cake and keep some semblance of a family dynamic and/or maybe she's temp checking you to see if you're still on the hook. None of those communications warrant a response from you.

Good updates on the house work, exercise, S interaction, mountain w/friend...etc. Keep it up! Work on dropping W from your mind as much as possible and instead on yourself and the kids. That's the direction you're focused on moving forward.

Happy New Year.