Chapter 132

• I didn’t sleep much that night, and I woke up tired and grumpy. But before Kayla headed off to Clarissa’s late the next afternoon, we had a really good talk about what had been going on at school. I had to pull myself together to be there for her, and that did me good. Then, together, we made a plan. Mary-Beth and Maddy were out and it was good to have the place to ourselves, and really be able to talk one on one.
• Kayla also agreed to me talking to her mom about it, so that we could be on the same page when I talked to the principal, when school started again.
• I hadn’t had a reply to my memo yet, but I was determined to improve our co-parenting relationship, even if that meant a mediator or counselor to help us. I knew I’d have to start including Andrew in all that too, as they were getting engaged. That brought up all the warrior dad stuff in me about another man getting to parent my daughter. But I’d have to suck that up too. For Kayla.