For what it’s worth, Zachary, I think that’s about the best thing you can do. And it’s a relieving thing to see that you’ve managed to get to that point. I’m not sure there’s much else you can do, other than that, really; and I don’t mean to say that in a resigning and negative way… I get a feeling that sometimes, circumstances constrain us into certain ways of working or doing things, and these constraints can push is either one way or another. In your case, you have – because of the (at least, hopefully, temporary) loss of one opportunity – a definite other opportunity to do some developmental work with yourself. I’d like to urge you to use that, and use it well. If nothing else, you’ll then have an end result that would demonstrate the errantness of the views of certain people who have adversely influenced your life, Katelyn’s life and the life of the child you made with each other. Just now, this is the best you can do for both of them.

Sitting tight and working on this won’t be easy. But… it will demonstrate something better in you than those people have ever had in themselves.

As we say here in Finland, ‘onnea matkaan!’

Best wishes,
David