The saga continues...

The saga continues...
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Subject: RE: >Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:52:12 +0000>>
Simon,>Sorry you feel this way...>I am truly sorry that your feelings are hurt. Six O'clock is the pick up time. You have her 2 weekends and we have her 2 weekends.> I did call you back but it went strait to voicemail and I left no message assuming that you would call right back. Do you know that you called six times yesterday (4 calls showed up after you had already got her). Don’t assume that you are being ignored. I am not going to upset Naomi and would appreciate your language to change in front of Naomi. When we were at court last time Naomi had spiked a temperature of 103 at daycare. I had my phone turned off and thank goodness I listened to my messages right away... We were at the Hospital for 4 hours having Naomi's ear drained and getting antibiotics. I think we could spend more time being better parents rather than beating each other up in court.>Let's put the past behind us...for Naomi's sake!>Sobering thought...> My neighbor had there 14 year old die of cancer two years ago... I want to see and spend all the time I can with Naomi. You have a schedule, call ahead and try to be polite in future. I am so happy that you and I are both happy with our new lives. The belittling phone calls can stop. You are very rude and I do not care what you like to dream up in your head. I don’t dislike you and our daughter has the best of both of us!>You can stop thinking that Naomi and I are unhappy. Have a happy Easter! Congratulations and Best wishes to you and Stephanie on the new baby.>>Sincerely,>Abigail

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Couple things in reposnse to your email...
1) I didn't dream anything up. They were direct quotes from a professional with 30+ years in the psychology field that we both saw. Did you read it? Did your family?
2) "You have her 2 weekends and we have her 2 weekends". That's great. That must mean we have her the same amount of time, right? Oh, but who has her the 10 days in between?? If you don't see those as revelent, or they shouldn't count, that's fine....I'll take her for those days. Try not having her for those 10 days and see if even one MINUTE is relevent. I assure you it is. Don't even try to make it sound ike we have her the same amount...that is your lawyer's job.
3) Your neighbor's kid died of cancer? Is this a Barbara Walters special? As a result YOU want to see Naomi as much as possible. That's great, but are you assuming your are the only parent who would? You don't think I want to, too??? Hey, I know, here's a "sobering thought" from me.....my dad ran off to Portugal when I was little so I, too, want to spend as much time with Naomi. Can I have her now?? Is that a good enough story for you? Pleeeeease. I am sure I could find someone or something else sad too, and then that would justify ME bitching over 15 minutes, too??? Grow up. Everyone has a sob story...that doesn't entitle you to be an asshole.
4) Your "naomi had a temperature" story is very touching, and sad....but COMPLETELY IRRELEVENT to yesterday. If Naomi was to have a temperature everytime you didn't answer the phone, she would be the sickest kid in Oregon. Oh, next time, when we are NOT EVEN IN THE COURTROOM, BUT OUTSIDE, maybe you should leave your phone on. Oh, and thanks for telling me about her hospital visit. As usual, this is the first I get to hear about it...
5) Being better parents would be great. I like the "rather than beating each other up in court" part. Read the fucking court paperwork. I am asking for what I am entitled to. You had all the evaluations ordered and all that bullshit. All this so I can get what I was awarded in the divorce paperwork which you wrote, anyway. You must think it is a real shame that you cannot run off to another country with your children, and that I won't disappear out of Naomi's life. The real world doesn't work like that. I am not a dead beat dad, and I am going to fight for every second that naomi is in my life. Justice is coming.
6) I don't think you and Naomi are unhappy. I think you are living the high life now. Old house being rented. New house "not yours" as you say. Naomi being paid for. No job. Student. Hell, I would love your life. It's been forever since I could mooch of everyone.
You don't need to email back, in fact on this occasion I would prefer you actually didn't. Reading your response to my last one reminds me of why I left our marriage in the first place.