If you want understanding, try to see it from your W's point of view (whether you intended it or not). She gave you an inch by letting you keep S over night and you took it upon yourself to try and take an extra day out of it. I can't imagine how hard it must be to give up your son while he is crying begging to stay but right now you need to focus on baby steps and building trust with your W for your sons sake regardless if you are able to R or not.
You're completely right about this. I thought my W and MIL handled the situation poorly by threatening to call the cops when right now there is no legal order giving either one of us any more custody than the other, but you are so right. My W must've been afraid at what she perceived as a power grab by me when, in reality, I was simply trying to do the right thing. Thanks for opening my eyes.
I should see my MIL tomorrow evening to pick up the boys from her. What do you all think about me briefly apologizing for any role I played in the confusion yesterday (we obviously miscommunicated about the time for my S to be picked up) and then briefly explain that what happened was not my intention at all?
Me: 29 W: 29 S: 7 S: 4 M: 8 BD 10/15/14 (Order of Protection) D filed 10/14 Letting God change my life. Doing the hard work to be the H my W always needed and to be the father my children deserve.
