W's viscious e-mail arrived this afternoon. I have to say I'm surprised it didn't come this morning, but maybe she needed time to let her anger build up.
In any event, she called my time spent w/D over the last two months "detrimental to her development" and accused me again of telling D to lie to her and keep secrets. She also said I don't respect D's bedtime and drag her all over the place when she's w/ me because I "don't know what to do with her."
I was told I'm using D as an asset to be evenly divided between us, I don't discipline her or tell her right from wrong, do not establish boundaries, and buy her everything she wants so she is begining to equate material objects w/ love.
So, it is interesting to know how my W feels about my parenting. It is also interesting to know where she's getting her information from. This is very, very sad, but not unexpected.
In any event, here is the response I'm preparing to send to her:
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I'm sorry this is so upsetting to you. This entire process is unfortunately difficult on all of us. I wish I could see you smile and be happy again instead of being so frustrated and angry.
Please know that my intentions have never been about anything other than spending time w/ my daughter. I have thoroughly enjoyed every opportunity I've had to be with her and will continue to look forward to our times together.
Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns. I will continue to keep an eye on Grace and let you know if I see any of this behavior from her when she is with me.
What do you all think? I'm curious to hear your take on all this.
