22 Years Gone Part 3

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I am a little nervous because my ex mother in law is coming up for a visit. I "won" her in the divorce because my XW has disowned her mom and is accusing her of abuse alongside me. I do not want D14 to lose her grandma because of the divorce so I will learn to navigate a relationship that is fraught with unknowns. D14's grandma has been through a lot and admits that she herself should probably be in therapy. I know that it is a very real possibility that her and my XW will patch things up even if it isn't in a healthy way. I will just be sure to set extremely strong boundaries so I don't get sucked into their possible drama.

On a good note I haven't received any accusatory or threatening emails from my XW in awhile. Poor D14 thinks this is only the calm before the storm. I wonder if XW is finally realizing that her problem is not her relationship with me, that is over, but her relationship with D14. If she can only realize that I am not the enemy and neither is D14. She should look in the mirror if she truly wants to find the source of her problems. It is a difficult thing to look at oneself fully and be willing to see the darkness that exists. I have learned I am capable of anger I never thought possible. It frightened me immensely.