My other goal is to not ruin his first contact with his child by starting a war with him.
well then, don't send the email until after the birth so you can hold off the war!
And I think you will have no problem sticking to your values because you have been!
And I meant to thank you for helping me understand something- you said that maybe if I had been separated longer than 3 months from WH before S' birth, I would have been able to detach more and made different decisions. This comforts me a great deal! Thank you! Of course I have been so mad at myself for wasting time between July-October and wondering why I was so "weak!" But the point you make helps me to be gentle with myself!
me,34 exH,34 S,16 months S:3/31/09-left for OW started DBing 10/09 d final: sometime 10/10 current: http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2022856&page=1 met in 2004