To access the services of a contact centre in the country where I live mediation is a pre-requresite and next week I start a new round of mediation sessions with Ex. Having had unsuccessful mediation sessions with Ex in the past, I know he will act all zen and be the 'reasonable man' (I hope to use his pathological need to be seen as the good guy to get him to agree to a reasonable contact schedule).
My plan is for eventual unsupervised contact to resume between DD and her father, whilst keeping contact between me and him to a strict minimum (we won't be co-parenting). However, I had a preliminary session in October with him and I was taken aback by my physical response to being in the same room with him, despite my mental preparation. Any tips on how I can find my inner Kristen Scott Thomas and get my point across without hurdling the table and tearing him a new one would be much appreciated.