Remember the purpose of the e-mail.. Did you really think it would stop him?? Maybe..Maybe not.. but, now you have also started a trail showing that he is acting without your blessing in ways that are not in the best interest of your children.
BINGO.
btw, Karen, your response was fine. At some point, if he persists in this line of "reason" (and trust me, I use the term VERY loosely), I would love for you to say:
"So let me make sure I understand your position. You're saying that it's OK for you to bring your girlfriend around our children, so long as you LIE to them, and don't let them know she's your girlfriend? And if I tell them the TRUTH, I'm in the wrong here? Very interesting."
