One giant leap forward! - Part 6

[T1000]

I wouldn't say anything until she says something else. I would not use the sentences
"My job isn't like is was a few years ago where I could just coast along, I'm busy all day every day.
It doesn't make sense for me to leave work half way through the day while you and the kids wait for me to turn up, you could be bringing them here. ". It is argumentive and doesn't sound like a strong, confident man who DECIDED to take control of his own life. When you know what you are going to do, then you don't have to plead your case. She doesn't have to understand it......nor like it, but you have already told her all you need to say about the driving issue.

I suggest you not say anymore about what you are willing to do. If you aren't very careful, you will be consenting to her terms without her ever having to say a word.

I agree that everything I was going to say doesn't sound like a confident man that decided to take control of his and more like I'm trying to convince.
I still need her co-operation, she can say no as long as she wants. My only leverage is not taking the kids and what is set up now is what I want and what she wants (right now).

If I don't reply what are my reason/s? If I don't respond I'm ignoring her reply to the conversation I initiated.
I've not read it yet? Too busy? Thinking about it?
I'm happy to do whatever you suggest but like F, I need to know the why and where I'm going with it.

Having the kids here after not having them here for two weeks it's easy to forget how stressful S4 can be and I can really sympathize with how hard she will find it during the week.
Obviously it was still her choice to take them so far away from me and live the life she has now and it was her choice very recently to not work at being a proper family.
I know that having them everyday would become the norm and not as stressful as I suddenly find it.