How to handle the physical packing up and leaving of your partner when you have kids
He will be moving out in the next little while and we have kids aged 7,6 and 1. We haven't told them yet but plan to do so next week. The thought of him physically packing up his stuff and leaving our home for good is tearing at my heart. I know without a doubt that it's the right decision but I am struggling with this and I want to show up thr best I can for my kids. I am good at putting on a strong front for them but if I'm having such big feelings about this, I can only imagine how my kids are going to feel as their Dad prepares to leave our home. I'm looking for suggestions on things to do/ say that will help them through this process as much as possible. Is it better that he does it in smaller bits at a time? We have a place that he can start putting his stuff so it's ready to just load up when the time comes. Should we all be gone from the house when he loads up? I'm thinking this would make things easier than actually saying goodbye and watching him drive away. Obviously they will be seeing him often, but never as a part of our family again. How did your kids react? What did you do to help them ease the process?