I had a lovely ,fun weekend with my kids .My son mowed the lawn,went for a walk with my daughter ,played swing ball,cooked a roast dinner ,watched a film together. I haven't been so happy and content for such a long time and it felt so good. We don't need him and after having a long chat with my daughter ,I realise they are OK with the situation and quite happy to just see him occasionally and they don't want him back in our life. My daughter says she loves him because he is her Dad but hates what he has done to me and them but I am their world and their rock. They are both content and

A recap blog to see if I have changed and to help document things.....................Sadly we simply started to drift apart for reasons I can't put my finger on. I believe after our 2nd child was born that she suffered from depression as he was such a big boy and her body suffered greatly. She denies this!!!!!!!!!!!! Then out of the blue she suddenly wanted to do a nursing course where previously she had shown no inclination for this. However she did used to do admin for the same dept and obviously was encouraged by certain academics to give it a go................ After getting over

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