In just under 2 hours i will be dialing my ex's number so DD can talk to him for the first time. DD is 5 (nearly 6) and the only contact shes had with her dad is via letters. The letters werent regular. He would recieve a letter from DD, then would wait weeks before writing a reply then another week before posting it. In that time DD had done so much that when it came to her replying to his letters,she just repeated herself because at the age of 5, what child can write letters back and forth explaining everything thats happened over the past few weeks. I didnt have an input on what DD would write in the letter, i only helped with spelling and wrote the address on the envelope.
Last week DD said she wanted to talk to her dad on the phone instead of write letters because she doesnt like waiting for them and she doesnt think its fair that her friends get to see their dads and talk to their dads but she doesnt. So i suggested this to ex and he wasnt happy at first with the idea because i had made it out like it would be me talking to him then DD. I explained to him that it was DD's idea, that i would dial the number and DD would do the rest. He agreed, gave me his new number, i set a time and we agreed it would be once a week. DD is glad to be able to do this and is looking forward to talking to him in a while. I'm nervous. I dont know why, maybe it just nerves that this is the first what i would class as partly proper contact DD has ever had with her dad.
Should i be worried or nervous? Should i put the phone on loud speaker or leave them to it and just sit next to DD watching tv so she knows im there if she needs me?