Does anyone wonder if the OW is sitting there as H talks on the phone, encouraging him to force the kids to accept her?
Do you think the OW wants to always feel like a homewrecking ho? Or would she rather be validated and accepted as family?
Even if they are not sitting by the phone poking and prodding, their agenda is always clear and on the mind of the MLCer. The OW is expected to be part of the new life and they don't want to leave the kids behind in the old life. At least they don't want to be made to feel guilty about the loss of contact with the kids.
Just don't expect any of them to understand the simple concepts of "be patient" or "don't rush things". Heaven forbid any of them ever produce a book on CoParentingWithTheHo.
