Chapter 8 - My Mother Asked to See Oliver
Evelyn requested supervised contact.
I said no.
Her lawyer argued Oliver had a bond with her.
True.
Her therapist claimed sudden separation could confuse him.
Also potentially true.
We consulted Oliver's pediatric therapist.
Not Evelyn's.
Not mine.
An independent specialist.
The recommendation:
No contact during active proceedings.
Reassess later.
So we did.
That was different from revenge.
Revenge asks:
What hurts Evelyn?
Parenting asks:
What protects Oliver?
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Those questions sometimes produce the same answer for different reasons.
I was learning the difference.
