Hey, thanks coyote! I think it did me good to get all that out as my kids and I went on to have a good, fun day. I allowed myself a short time to fret about what state XAGF is in, got the feelings down and then moved on. It's taken a long time but, bit by bit and drama by drama, I'm getting my codie habits under better control and letting go that bit faster. XAGF is in a situation of her own making and wild horses couldn't drag me back into getting embroiled with all that again.
It's a real shame for my kids that they don't have a mother they can rely on. But they do have me.
Mr B.