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

[HPoirot]

Hey MCS. Yes it's tough when the W doesn't want to speak with you.

One thing I've used that gets a positive response...you ask. You see you didn't ask in your first email. But then you wanted her to ask in her response. Then you poked her about not asking on the phone.

So you could say... "Hey W. Just found out today... I'll being out of town on business to XXX on Jan. XX. How would you feel if my parents came down to watch the kids?"

Then, when you talk on the phone... don't poke her for anything she didn't do for you. No expectations right?

What do you think?