Okay, advice time. The sitch is that at some point this week I need to interface with her, if for no other reason than to discuss short to mid-term living arrangements. She and I both had IC today. I just got this text:

"HJ, I am sorry that you are hurting and angry because of me and what I have done. I have a letter if you would like to read it. I can put it somewhere for you to pick up if you do not want to see me or talk to me. I am so, so sorry that I hurt you. Thinking of you. Miss you."

This is the first time I have seen or heard the words "I am sorry" since Saturday, and I am gratified that she actually went to counseling, so I feel like now might be, MIGHT be, an okay time to engage, primarily to set the stage for the living arrangements talk. Thinking of responding via text, and I am sure that even if some think this is a good idea that my wording will suck, so please feel free to smack me around as you see fit:

"Mrs. HJ-- I appreciate your apology, though I am sure you realize by this point that that is not enough. I need to come by to strip the roof rack off the Honda..." [HJ-- I really do, the car is totaled and I am a week overdue already in letting the insurance ghouls come tow it away] "...so you can leave the letter in the letter box for me. I cannot promise you that I will read it. We need to talk about living arrangements."

Okay, swing away. Say all of this? None of this? Something else? Kick down the front door and say "Get out of her and never come back you dam**d dirty b**ch!!!" ? (There's actually a funny story related to that line involving my Grandfather chasing my Grandmother and the family dog out of the house that you'll have to remind me to relay sometime.)


H53/W51, R-ing 4/'18

"Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires"-Sg.of Sg 2:7

"So oftentimes it happens,that we live our lives in chains, & we never even know we have the key"-Eagles III 1:3