I wonder if she's waiting for you, Future? I don't want to be a downer, but maybe this custody issue was to get your attention, and now she has it? Farfetched, I know, but with your WAW, I wouldn't be surprised. Once she gets you to be 'friends' again, perhaps she is hoping to soften you enough to let the kids out of the country. Although, she should know by now, that's your hot button for detaching yourself from the 'friendship'.
She might be waiting for me, but I don't want her to think I've just been pining for her to make this move, because I haven't. She can wait, and if she doesn't say anything about it in the next few days or week, maybe I will bring it up. I'm testing her a little here. If we're going to talk, I'd like to do it before this legal stuff really gets going.
She knows I will not let the kids out of the country. I have never yielded on that even a tiny bit. That's one boundary I've managed to keep rock solid. I really don't think that's what's going on here. I think the custody lawsuit was about getting my attention and hurting me. She wanted to get a reaction. She's been trying to get my attention for weeks with all her games, and they've all failed. I finally gave it to her when she sincerely asked me "How are you doing?" I know her so well, and I know I finally broke her, at least a little.
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Anyway, one way or another, you are gaining in lengths and strides, in confidence, self-worth, assertiveness, fun, and all the other things that constitute GAL. No wonder your kids want to sit with you, even though they are more with you then with her on average. You'd think they would be clinging to her, right?!
Thanks! It was funny how the kids gravitated to me, and I'll be honest, inside I was loving it, even though I knew it was probably hurting her a little.
