Gud, Perkins and I were just talking about you yesterday over our coffee products, about what a great, committed, totally engaged and loving father you are, and how very much we both wish we could wave a magic wand that gave you the real partnership of a marriage that you deserve for all your goodness. I'm so sorry we haven't anything to offer you but good thoughts, which seem so small and lame compared to the constant rumbling unhappiness you're surrounded by.

Gud, dude, I'm sorry... Want me to beat her up? Or send her tons of clippings about truly awful hubs and fathers...which is probably more likely, actually. Much health-ma to my favorite evil mastermind and his family.

My wife has some legit complaints and some legit problems as well. I think we may have just grown apart and that there isn't going to be a solution. I dunno.

Thanks for the well wishes though.

OK...I'll keep the crowbar in the car. You're no fun, though.

{{{Gud}}}

vw, I'd be happy to do the survey.

Annabel still isn't sleeping like she should, but today she held off on waking up until around 6:00 a.m. (which I know isn't all that early in kid terms, but she's still not falling asleep till around 11:00, despite us putting her down by 9:00), which is a lot easier on the sanity than 2:00 or 4:00 or 5:00, or all three in the same night.

Gud, I'm sorry to hear that you are under-appreciated at home. Your kids are going to have some absolutely wonderful memories of the time they got to spend with their Dad, but I doubt that's much consolation at the moment.

Jealous of shopping for fun clothes, as all I've been doing is work-related shopping.

The DH surprised me with tickets to last night's show at Freight and Salvage. We had a good time, but it didn't make getting out of bed on a Monday morning any easier. Gronk!

My wife has some legit complaints and some legit problems as well.

I'm sure that's true, Gud, but we are partisan lot.

Your kids are going to have some absolutely wonderful memories of the time they got to spend with their Dad

What Sparky said. I hope for your sake and the kids that your wife is working on her "legit problems," because having that kind of tension between the parents does affect the kids.

And you mentioned two of my phobias, clowns and escalators...I'm glad to see that Leif shares the completely rational reaction to clowns, and that neither share the stupid fear of escalators.

what great pictures Gud!

and I wll send you lot of strength to get through all this. I know I try really hard when discussing problems DH and I have, - ( which happily - tend to ebb and flow on thier own schedual) , to concentrate on me. and it can still come out sounding that if only DH would do A everything would be all better.

Gud, you area wonderful dad and those are gorgeous kids. I hope you and your wife make the best decision for all, whatever that may be. Love you, my partner in Windstar Havingness. {{{}}}