Today W sent me an e-mail w/ a story of a little girl who was injured by sitting on one of those water jets that spray straight up 10-15 feet at those water parks. I thanked W for alerting me to the possibility of D getting injured as D and I are constantly in the pool or water parks during the summer. W replied back w/ more brief commentary on the same subject and I did the same. Not much to report, but it is civil communication to say the least.
I'm beginning to feel better about having W come in and answer questions on the record. I mean, what did she really expect me to do when I saw the letters that were written and what they said about me? Did she not think I'd see them and they'd only go to the parenting evaluator? If so, she has a poor L. I'm not too sure of the strength of her L anyway, b/c his cover letter to the parenting evaluator said the letters are character references and also contain "facts that may be relevant to your decision." Wouldn't a good L know that hear-say is inadmissable? I would think so. Even if the items in the letters from W's family were true (WHICH THEY ARE NOT), they still couldn't be considered b/c they are 2nd hand information.
So, even though I'm saddened by the letters and not looking forward to the anger tsunami that will hit me soon, I know I'm justified in what I'm doing and I'm not doing this out of revenge. What would it say about me if I allowed these charges to be placed on me and did not seek to get them overturned? How could I answer my D's questions in the future? How could I prove to her that the statements were lies and half-truths if I didn't fight them?
I guess I could just take the OJ approach and look for my wife's killer on the golf courses of Florida. That worked well for everyone's belief in his innocense.
Well, I've got to go to an awards dinner where I'm introducing five senior scholars. I hope the food is good and the ceremony is quick b/c I'm dead tired from yesterday. Just plain worn out.
