holding pattern

The last I shared, the Sober Husband acted checked out of our family vacation, distracted and silent. The children and I had a good time without his participation… until he skipped having dinner with us and I found him mesmerized by the mother of Lucy’s new friend. I went into an icy rage. His excuse for this behavior was that he had vague problems with me that he “could not articulate.” I informed him that being married to him was an option, not an obligation, and said I wanted a trial separa

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