Forward - I have to admit that part of what made me cry was that you wonder for so long what did I do, what could I have done differently, am I the one who is crazy, etc. To have him say what he said....I still can't believe it.
I did get an email from him today responding to mine. He said he didn't expect an acceptance of his apology but was grateful for it and meant what he said in the earlier email and hoped that I understood that it came from the heart. This a full 24 hours after the initial email.
Maybe we have turned the corner. We can never go back to what we had, but maybe this war that he has had in his head can stop and the hatred can start to disappear. I don't ever envision being close to him again in any type of manner, but more civility would be good, especially for the girls. It is too hard and exhausting to have to co-parent with someone who is suspicious of everything you do, and hates the very sight of you.