My soon to be ex husband left two christmases ago suddenly and without warning as he was having an affair with another married woman. We are nearly divorced and despite the huge hurt and lies, I can now manage a conversation with him re children. It will
never be more than that as a result of really abusive behaviour, emotionally, at the end of our marriage. The one thing I am struggling with is the night he left my youngest at the time who was just five sobbed in her bed asking where is daddy, where is daddy as she sensed that something was off as he had packed a suitcase that evening and left. It was awful. I consoled here and arranged for him to visit them in the house the next day. I did my best in what was a v difficult situation. Three children have a close relationship with him still although they live solely with me and spend EOW with him due to work commitments. I cannot ever forgive him for hurting our children like that. Honestly I think I have PTSD from it and worry my children will suffer that same.