Trying to be friends with someone who treats you with no respect is not what’s right for your boy. I’m sure you don’t want him seeing his father being disrespected by his friends which would imply that would be best for him too.
Start small. Civil coparenting. Make that your immediate goal. Friendship is something that comes over time. My ex happens to treat me with so much more respect now that we aren’t married. He treated me like poop when we were married. And I’m so happy my daughter doesn’t see me tolerating disrespect
