I am trying to go into this with no expectations, but what I expect is more evasions, or some grudging capitulation to whatever it is he imagines I want, with the extra resentment thrown in. I'm not interested in that.
I could be wrong though. We had a good - brief - conversation today about his future working hours, and the minor skirmish with Eldest last night and how we'd both want to handle that a little differently in future. He wasn't happy with the consequence I gave (too lenient) and I said I thought he had a point, but I struggle to support him in giving consequences when he sits back and waits for me to do it, then tells me he's unhappy with my decision afterwards without telling me what exactly he wanted to be different. It was very calm and ended up with us both meeting in the middle and deciding on a better approach for next time. That felt like very peaceful and collaborative co-parenting around a major hot-button topic for us - even though the incident itself was pretty minor - so perhaps there is movement in a better direction for us as parents, if not us as a couple.
