Baseball Gloves and Kitchen Knives

[ranagar]

My (soon to be ex-) wife moved out on Friday. She has primary physical custody of our two boys (Nicholas, 5yrs and Taylor, 18 mo).  They were with me most of the weekend as she was preparing the house, on Sunday she picked them up.  Watching them drive away was the most heart wrenching experience of my life - even though I know they only live 15

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[bluemeg]

sorry things are rough now....
your home is what you make of it.
keep the bedroom set this time.

[ranagar]

It just took last night for it to really sink in that I don't have to be married to mom to still be dad. I kept having visions of the "favorite uncle who takes the kids to disney world and feeds them chocolate cake for breakfast every other weekend to trick them into wanting to come back that they happen to call dad".

Lost the bedroom set, recliner and the 52" TV, but I kept the dishes and silverware.

[bluemeg]

true enough. you're already dad. they'll wanna come back anyway. my aunt's route was chocolate pancakes (with peanut butter and M&Ms on top. ) peanut butter has protein at least! :)

you need to work on those negotiation skills! at least you got the silverware this time. oh and hurry up and buy your own bedroom set. don't wait until wife #3! *grin*

[ranagar]

Nah, this time I got exactly what I *really* wanted. Joint legal custody, no visitation restrictions and no lawyers. I was fully planning to give them the house and everything in it that I didn't have before we got together in exchange for both the documents and the kind of relationship with Shannen that would allow me to be the father that I have always wanted to be.

Well, here's my dilemma about #3. Do you believe in...

- 3rd time's the charm
- 3 strikes and you're out OR
- 3-fold retribution?

Scary thoughts, all.

[bluemeg]

well at least you got good stuff. :)

all 3. *grin*

she'll be better than either #1 or #2, if you screw it up it'll be worse than either.... and you'll never be happy again (retribution)

heh.

or how about this one??? 1st is the worst, 2nd is the best, 3rd is the one with the hairy chest....

[ranagar]

Meg, sometimes you REALLY frighten me.

[bluemeg]

i think it's th hairy chest wife number 3 that should be scaring you! :)

[tyratae]

lol! you are SO funny. i'm going to be laughing about scott and his hairy-chested 3rd wife for a good while! :-P

[bluemeg]

glad you appriciate! :):)

[ranagar]

All I have to say is that laser hair removal is cheaper than breast implants, long term counseling or frontal lobotomies!

[bluemeg]

excellent! :)

make sure the place you choose is certified by the FDA....:)

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[tyratae]

(we always just said "third is the nerd." yours is much better!)

[bluemeg]

yes... nerds can be cool - :)
hairy chest is not something any girl would want to contemplate!!

besides it rhymes with "best" from the first line.

[ranagar]

Cool, yes, but I really think I'd rather be with someone who LIKES being outside!