I thank you all for your input. I am going to take some time to digest everything that has happened and what has been said.
I thought I had been doing a good job of always putting the needs of the family first, but for whatever reason, I jumped the gun with telling the kids. I assume full responsibility for that error. I also realize that we need to talk. Unfortunately, it has never been easy for me to express my feelings and this makes it more awkward to talk about cd'ing.
I very much appreciate your comments ReineD, thank you.