New to this Community seeking advice

[MichelleLT]

Hmmm. Maybe you can take the tactic of just asking, what did you want to do about meeting up so I can get the kids? Try and be a little more solicitous of her input.

There are things worth standing up for, having time with the kids, making sure the kids are being taken care of. Those are the big things, the important things. The things worth drawing the line in the sand for.

Maybe you can leave more of the details up to her though?