Your situation sounds eerily similar to mine. Married 7 years with kids and also in the middle of seperation... It sucks.. I feel your pain.. Im not to sure what else to say.. Be happy to talk. Good luck and stay positive.. I agree with you alcahol seems like a solution but at the end of the day it will only make things ten times harder.. Just to be clear I never think of a drink when the kids are with me.. Just when im by myself.. Which is a lot