There ain't no good guy,
There ain't no bad guy,
There's only you and me and we both disagree. -Dave Mason

After Mikayla talked about her desire to have both her mom and I in her life (I think she was still holding onto the hope that her mom and I would someday get back together), I told her I'd think about talking with her again, but I had some concerns about it. You two should just talk and see what happens, I know you guys won't shout and scream at each other. Gotta love her optimism.

After a few days of thoughtful (and prayerful) consideration, I wrote out, what I thought, was a initial response focused on Mikayla. It was an interesting task: I felt like I was delivering the opening salvo at an international peace settlement. I think I wrote an appropriate letter stating my concerns for our 19 year old daughter, explaining my parental role in her life, and hoping that we (my EX and I) could work together for this common goal.

Whether or not the EX takes it that way remains to be seen.

I haven't gotten a response yet, but I hope it's "neutral." I don't expect any communication with my EX to be "positive," but I've read plenty of articles stating that a child can have a better relationship with their parents if the parents can maintain contact and keep their disputes away from their child. I realize books don't equal real life experience, but I'm doing the best I can.

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