How do you know this about the counselor he chose?!
Because I know who she is, I read her CV and I looked at her website.
Anyway. I texted him back:
M: My understanding is that [NAME] is more of a parenting coach type person. I think that would be helpful in the future. My suggestion of counseling right now was in response to your “Peace” email where you asked me to talk with you about the parenting time issue. I would also like peace, and I think it could be beneficial if we could discuss parenting time in addition to whatever other issues come up. However, it seems that things between us have deteriorated to a point where this doesn’t seem possible. I fear that trying to discuss things on our own will do more harm than good. My hope is that a counselor can help facilitate a more productive conversation. I think that understanding each other and learning to communicate in a more productive manner will greatly benefit the kids and will help us to get through all of this as well. Let me know if you are willing to do this.
H: I appreciate you responding to my email. I am, perhaps, not clear on the difference between a parenting coach and one who facilitates the type of communication you're looking for, so why don't you find someone and I am happy to talk to him or her. I will tell you that a significant portion of my frustration here has been my inability to talk to you directly and openly. However, I respect your desire to not communicate directly and If you feel it is necessary to use a counselor to attempt that conversation, let's proceed in that fashion.
I just heard the angels singing Hallelujah.
me: 44 XH: 42 M 11 years D10 and S8 Bomb drop 9/27/13 D final 7/1/14
