D and I went ice skating and then to the park. We had a lot of fun and we had a good day and a 1/2 together. D really loved Prom last night and had fun today as well.
W sent a text at 4:45 asking me to not take so long in saying goodbye to D as it really upsets her. I tried to accomodate today. We got to the drop-off, I unloaded some more of W's things and D showed her the necklace she made, our goofy photo booth pictures, and other stuff from the weekend. Then as I was hugging D goodbye and putting her in her seat, W said, "Tell Daddy you'll see him at your birthday."
I was shocked and my look to W definitely let her know it. I wsan't able to avoid reacting, so that is my bad. D then asked "when do I get to see you again, Daddy?" W answered, "Ask Daddy" in a tone that wasn't the nicest, but able to slip by a 5 year old.
I said, "I don't know. We'll see. I'll be calling you tonight." And they left. W is obviously pissed off at me, but she never did return my e-mail, so I didn't honestly know where the issue stood. I have the right to see my D and W knows it. If she is going to try and pin this one back on me for "bringing visitation up in front of D" like she has done in the past, I will point out that she brought up the subject, and not me. She could just have easily said, "Tell Daddy goodbye" w/ ZERO mention of when I'd see her next. However, she didn't. She choose to put that in to see how I'd react.
Now, we'll have to see how this plays out. Again, I will be brief in my responses to W, but I will point out, politely, that I'd like to see D during the week and it is unfortunate I can not do so.
So, now I'm going to make some dinner and begin to sort through my e-mails to rebut the charges W has thrown at me. I am still not going to attack W and try to point out anything I think is questionable on her behalf. I will not discuss my feelings of the affair or how she is controlling D. My focus is on showing I have done all I can to be involved w/ D's life. My emphasis is on showing I'm a good father.
If I do anything less, I can completely kiss any and all shots at DBing goodbye.
