She is being basically civil and respectful, but there is an undercurrent of entitlement that is aggravating. I skipped the statement she made of "I'm their mother, and I think they'd be better off spending more time with me. From what I've seen, they've been doing better since they've been with me more." She did give back though, saying "Son does need more time with you though. They all need more one on one time with both of us." Then she said "I'd even say..." I replied "What?" She broke eye contact and said "No, never mind."
I might agree to pick the kids up at her place Fridays, with the caveat that I reserve the right to stop if the situation becomes unworkable for me.
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Like my X she might have daddy issues and not trust your role as father.... just keep in back of yr head.
I never really thought of that, but her Dad wasn't very present in her life, and he did leave when she was a teenager. Her Mom recently told me that W's father only ever came to one of W's horse competitions, out of dozens, when she was a kid. I will keep that in mind, although I'm not sure what to do about it.
