my wife and I and the kdis went into Chicago today to visit her sister. She just recently seperated from her Husband who she has been with for near 20 years (Married about 10)... they have three kids and I couldn't help but notice how much those kids didn't want us and the other brother and sister in laws to go.. Usually it was not big deal and I would be looking forward to getting out of there. My brother in law is not going about this the wrong way and won't even return phone calls to his kids (12,11,6) and I think it is really getting to them, even though their mom says that they have been great during this (Of course at the same time she says things that makes me realize she knows all is not great).... Today.. It was hard to leave, spent most of the time there letting my 12 year old niece, who is a spinal caner survivor, make fun of me and talking to her.. Guessing they miss having a dad around as my wife's three brothers that were there got a lot of kid attention too.. Just sad..
I drove home and just wondered what kind of man could take out the divorce on his kids like this.. I guess you have a choice if you are going to get divorced, do what is best for the kids and yourself in the long run or be an idiot and forever poison the futute... Kind of left a sad feeling to what would normally be a happy get together... Have a feeling I will be seeing a lot of those kids this winter and summer... Good, we will have to go fishing or something.