Yeah, I want to try to avoid D8 from feeling resentment. I always try to paint what her mom does with a different colour. Besides, there might be some reasons/valid excuses. She might feel just as anxious as I do about meeting again after 2 months apart and after her dumping me while I was away. The way it is now, I got her to book us plane tickets so we can fly directly to the city where we live. I'm still not sure if she's going to be there at the airport but I try not to expect anything and I also want to ask as little as possible from her.

1) not to put too much on her plate
2) not to build up my expectations

The way I see things now, I'm going to get there, all smiles and all "as if" I was ok with everything. I'll drop D8 with W for a few days and go out of town

1)to avoid awkward moments while they are getting reacquainted
2)to establish some sort of "no contact" which she probably doesn't expect
3)perhaps create a bit of mystery
4)so she can see first hand how difficult it is to be alone with a Daughter who is constantly making reference to the better days we had together and who constantly asks about when is the next time we'll do stuff as a family together.
5) to sort out my mind and figure our how to regain strength
6) Simply to give myself a holiday where i don't need to pick up the broken glass scattered by W around D.

4 days left before we get there. Any other advice on how i should handle things? Thanks again


Freshman Class of 2012

M-49
W-42
1D-10
T 10 YEARS
M 9 YEARS
EA/MLC 07/2010
Separation 28/05/2012
PA confirmed 31/07/12
W Asked for D 31/07/12
D on and off the table since then