BTW, I must share one thing that may or may not have been a good idea before I totally back off, which I have started.

I gave her tickets to the Billy Joel concert on Saturday that I just went to on Monday. My buddy said to do it and I listened!! lol

I gave it to her yesterday with a note:
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I know how much you like Billy Joel.
Almost as much as I do. The concert last night was awesome.
PLease take these tickets and go with your sister, Barb or anyone else and enjoy youself. I will take the kids overnight and get them to CCD in the morning. You deserve a break from things and to go have some fun.

Enjoy,
Frank
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Maybe not a good idea; but I did it anyway before I back off. I haven't gotten any reaction to this yet and maybe I will; but I hope she will go just to enjoy herself.

Hey, I didn't take my buddies other idea. That was to place in the box of her stuff that I had, a copy of Mrs. Doubtfire. He figured she might watch it and realize that regardless of US, that I love my kids and the extra time I fought for in court was not to get back at her like she thinks; but to have more time with them because it matters to me!!!

Frank