Angry..please tell me it'll pass..

[annemarie30]

My husband left last weekend. We had been talking about a trial separation so he went to stay with friends about 10 miles away. He said we'd talk in a few days but he'd come and see our children after work.
He's not been once all week to see them and today he was meant to take the younger 2 out. He's now only taking 1. My eldest son (not his) has been texting him all week and he hasn't called him at all. He was going to come and see us all last night because my son is going to sweden with family today but he didn't come over. He said it was difficult to get over but I'm sure if he'd explained it was important then the friends would have given him a lift here.
I know this is early days still but I'm so angry with all the letdowns this week. I'm worried that if we don't work things out then my kids are going to be let down over and over by him.

When he comes today, do yo think you'd have the chance to explain to him how very disappointed the DCs all are? It's so hard to be disappointed when you're a kid.

And then could you and your H set up times to telephone and text the DCs as well as visits so it becomes a regular thing, routine if you like?

Do either of you have Skype?

I hope that things get a lot better for you all.

I tried to explain on the phone that the kids are missing him and when he says he'll see them soon they think he means in a day or so. My eldest son is devastated at not seeing him before he left for his trip. I tried to tell my husband that it was really important he saw him. My son has enough to cope with right now and this has been really hard for him. He was in tears yesterday over all this. Not that my husband and I are separating but because he misses his stepdad.