Back from Orlando and checking in on you. I, of course, am Ms. Communication (is that a double entendre?) And think you did the right thing in speaking from your heart. Adding the effe you punctuation doesn't help though, but that is the problem with conversation. That is why a letter might be a better way to present the information, but then in your situation, you can't be assured of getting a thoughtful letter back.
I think you do have to take her at her word. She is serious, and she won't stop. That being said, it is a cruel world out there. And if you give her the freedom to get out there and meet other people, support herself as a working single mom, and try to rebuild what she had before, she may discover it's not so easy.
So stay her friend. You don't have to lose your best friend. I hope that she is not planning to move far away with the girls. Do the whole share the kids, live in two places thing and see what happens. You may not win the battle, but the war is far from over.
