a young man with hope II

[mahhhty]

My Man... Welcome back. I'm glad you are continuing to grow. You are a strong man for you age! Much stronger than me at your age. Happy Belated Father's Day my friend.

You talk as though you failed. What about if you succeeded? What if none of this ever happened? You never went to IC. You never focused on you. Would you have taken your anger out on XW or on S? Or would you have lived a less happy life for a very very long time. Perhaps this isn't the way you thought your future would lay out. But perhaps this is how it had to be, to become the best version of yourself.

With that said. Keep your chin up.

So.....
"I see now that what is best for him is for his mother and I to work together and have as good of a relationship as possible - which is where the forgiveness comes in."
Absolutely, your son will always be your bond to her. That will NEVER EVER change.

With that, you said "While that has always been the main goal, I thought for a long time that what is best for him is to have a reconciled mother and father. However, as that is no longer a possibility..."
First 20% of divorced couples remarry. So I ask, why is it over? Because the court said so? [censored] that. A piece of paper does not dictate your lives.