All good at the moment as my 3 children (6,7&8) are with me until my STBXW picks them up later with her AP who was flown in especially to spend Xmas with her and my children??. Backstory my STBXW let me know she wanted to separate in July - together for 10 years and married for one with 3 young children. I thought things were okay just a little slump in the relationship due to various factors including my fathers death last October but apparently I was quite wrong and the whole relationship sucked and she wanted out ASAP I tried to plead, beg I guess for us to try and work on things but nothing was doing. Fast forward to October and STBXW has continued to do nothing around the house, constantly on her phone and taking sick leave from her part time job so we received even less money. All this whilst insisting I need to move out ASAP. I couldn’t take it anymore and moved into a friends house whilst saving for my own place, I realised a day later that was a stupid plan and asked ex if okay to move back and sort the move properly but apparently after one day it would be too confusing for the children?? Anyway the truth came out and she had met and been speaking to a married man from a different country and they planned to meet this December. I later frond out she means Christmas week and he’d be staying at our old family home. So yep here we are today after having the kids with me for a few days waiting for the witch and her AP to come and get our kids and I will not see them for the first Xmas ever. I’ve been struggling bad but always put a brave face on for my amazing kids but I just know as soon as they are gone so will my head and emotions. Going to get black out drunk and hope for the best. Merry Xmas all especially those blindsided and who’ve have their live turned upside down by women who think it’s okay to just fuck everything up so long as they can do whatever they want with no regard for the effect on others. Poorly written I know but just needed to get something out there.