What am i missing here.?

so finally mothers day is here. Yesterday, saturday, i took all three kids shopping to get wife something( mind you we are separated). Kids don't know anything since we live same house but diff rooms. She goes get pedi and manicure. we bought some stuff and I got her a gift certificate to macys. Then took the kids biking, softball, ice cream, lunch. Brought them home dinner time. I put them to bed. Next day I wake up early and feed the kids and then the kids wake her up give her presents. Against my better judgement I go to her family's house as respect and I was outside again playing with the kids and talking to adults( Our separation issue is a long story ). Then we came home around 4 and she wants me to take them out for dinner. I said i am tired why don't we get something from outside and eat in? She gave me an attitute! like I am not treating her with respect. God I hate living in the same house crap. Sometimes I wonder if I should stay home for the kids!

she just ordered chineese food. Guys really am i missing something here? What do women expect? I work full time and really watch the kids alot. She is an excellent mother but enough is enough. Just becasue she is a great mom does not mean she has to abuse the situation!

First of all, you stole my name. (-:

Second of all, if your 'separation issue is a long story' then you really shouldn't still be living with her for the kids' sake.

My parents did that. They said they were staying together for the kids, although they hated each other. I bought that until I became a teenager and realized that these two people were staying together because mom didn't want anyone else to have dad, and dad didn't want to pay child support.

They made our lives miserable because of their own selfishness and constant bickering. Don't do that to your kids or yourself. They'd be better off with two happy parents living apart than they would with two miserable parents living together.

Not to mention the fact that you're giving them an example that is not too healthy in the long run...for you or them. It's difficult enough being a kid, but having to put up with their parents' baggage (something the kids have no choice in) is downright cruel.

LEAVE.

She is on to a good thing - get yourself out of there, be honest your kids with survive, they have to live their lives and so do you.

When she has all the job to do, she will be glad to have a regular dad to collect the kids and take them off her hands for a while - and that's when you really be the Great Dad you are.

Get yourself a pad and move in the night it's all she deserves.
Good Luck

sounds like you need to move out..
this beetch is yanking your chains.

Why does she act like she hates you? Is she seeing somebody else at present? Living in the same house shouldn't be turmoil even if you're separating and/divorcing. Why don't you talk to her about her attitude and simply tell her you can no longer tolerate her juvenile attitude further more, if anyone moves out, it's going to be her and that the kids Will be living with you until she can at least get herself and menopausal attitude together. My ex and I lived in the same dwelling for almost 6mos prior to and 4mos after our divorce and kept things nice and cordial. We had 3 small children at that time and didn't 'hate' each other, we just couldn't sleep together anymore in the same room.

Your a wonderful father stay! Maybe she will grow up and you two will get back together as some one I know in my family did.You know your a still good husband too!She is wrong to want!want !want! She sounds like she sure loves herself big time.But don't move out your Children will love you for staying and the grow up so fast!If you still feel like this about your wife in 15 years them move out and get a Divorce. Time goes fast.And you are doing this for them anyways. but I have a feeling there is love still there! Wishing you the best in time.

Tell her that whatever happens on Mothers's day you expect to happen on Fathers's Day too. Don't be too much of a doormat. You are together now for the sake of the kids and you don't have to tiptoe around her any longer. Might be a good idea to think about getting your own place to preserve your sanity and have some definite rules laid down. The kids probably sense that all is not right and if ye are not going to get back together then you might as well face that fact and start your new life.