A Better Father

So, i say the wrong date, because i didn't know i would wait to do this. Then, i should have put a time delay on this, because I waited. So, i don't remember everything i talked about. So, next time i will get it right. :)

Where i talk about the latest "couples" counseling. I mistakenly refer to this as Episode 8, but that's awesome because i express how much i want to get to episode 10. I try and find something good to say about living in the ether. And getting out of bed to record this podcast felt really great, even though i worked hard to get out of it at 3pm.

I got a chance, because the soon to be ex left for the night, to make a reordering, so i took advantage of it. I share some of my random thoughts on life. I talk about my frustration around the "ex" dragging her feet. And I say how it's hard, because i get to be with my daughter. Listen and enjoy if you so wish. :)

"Anger means you still care. Contempt means you think the other person is worthless". Arthur Brooks If the Dalai Lama can work towards forgiveness, can I?

Talk with a counselor. I did. When a joyous moment falls in your lap, don't be so bitter and broken you can't jump in with both feet and enjoy it. This day was good, because it was allowed to be. Also, doing a podcast, during a divorce that your soon-to-be-ex doesn't know about, while she's home more than she has been in five years is hard. Another reason to look forward to being set free.

A chat about listening and paying attention to each other. What makes us mad and why. And it doesn't have to be that way, if you don't want it to be that way.

I went to see a counselor and felt better, but is he the right match? He's not going to mediate, but he is going to help us end this thing, then we mediate... i guess. I figure out a new name for the this podcast and i'm learning what i like and don't like about the way i talk into a mic.

I start my trip to Michaels to do, basically nothing, then head home to create this podcast instead. I talk about applying for jobs and maybe figuring out something else instead.

The first time i really get this off the tracks. The book i recommend is: it doesn't have to be that way, by Laura A. Wasser (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way-laura-wasser/1114918688?ean=9781250047489).

Let's be good to one another, even when we are hurting.

I give a quick intro to why i’m starting this and what i’m doing with it.