I thought everything was okay.....(Part 3)

[TLEE86]

MCS, to be completely honest, Im not sure why you felt the need to call her? Ive read this post a few times, and every time I come up with the same thing.

Your initial email exchange seemed fine to me? I didnt interpret her response as rude, or anything like that. She wasn't exactly super friendly, but she wasn't antagonistic either. Just sounded like she wanted the kids while you were gone, maybe she just wants more time with them too?

Your phone call, seemed...ok. It really just sounds like your W is not ready to talk over the phone, even you were surprised she picked up. I feel like you might be trying to rush things. Just because YOU want to improve communication doesn't mean your W does right now. Remember, we cant rush things, and the more we try, the more negative a response we will probably get. Again, let her do this on her time. If I remember correctly, you guys actually were talking ok for a while, but then you brought up R and it kinda backfired?

I don't think this is a fail or a win. I think...it is what it is. Nothing really to recover from, just don't push her into having more communication when she's not ready. You tried it, it didnt really work, so give it some more time and she'll be ready when she's ready.

Take a deep breath, I feel like you are reading way too much into an email that really didnt sound that bad at all. Just my 2 cents. Don't stress this too much