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Girlfriend recently started a new job. Yesterday the company celebrated all of the October birthdays with a group gathering in the break room with treats. Somebody handed her a card to sign. She signs it with "Happy Birthday!" Turns out it was a sympathy card for a colleague who lost a family member.
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"Happy wife, happy life" is a mainstreaming of a dysfunctional relationship. Ignore it. "Never disagree in front of the kids" is bad, because kids could learn a lot about healthy conflict resolution from their disagreeing parents. That being said, you really should not undermine each other to the kids, period. It tells the kids that either one parent is above the other or that you're constantly battling each other for that top spot which is bad. If you do have an issue with how your wife disciplines the kids, deal with it with her in private and find a way for you both to agree on dis
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Good to hear. Still, you have a lot of work in front of you regarding custody. Something like "...be part of the girls lives because they need you, I can raise them" can be interpreted in several ways. Maybe she's looking at 50/50 custody. Or maybe she's looking at 95/5 where you see your kids for dinners here and there and that's her idea of you being part of their lives. At least she's opening up communication on this so keep talking, asking for clarifications and making proposals. Best of luck to you. ETA: Just saw GM's post ("It's a Trap!"). My point about findin