I can't even think about this anymore. My kids from my first marriage are pretty much grown now--wife walked out on me when they were small, because she was 'tired of being married.'
But we are still not as close as I wish, because of the fear of "offending Mom," and also lingering resentment because I wasn't around much--that's a long story, and there is some justification for their feelings.
I'm not sure if we'll ever be able to solve this until everyone recommits to God.
Bump for dad's who are deeply scarred from a childhood of divorce to divorce themselves. How many of these survivors of childhood divorce end up being divorced after swearing that it would not happen to them only to find themselves feeling if they were that ___(insert age here) year old child again when they are well into their adulthood? How does a man in this position keep his children from ending up in the same spot?
Age old questions that if were ever answered would never bring back what they have needed since their own world was ripped to shreds when they were children....