Mark,

Did you even let Kim read the letter? I am sure she is quite capable of calling or writing on her own in response. Leave the Pleakes alone? They are the ones that have asked me to stop by whenever I am in town. It must be that you are afraid that I will meet my daughters on a visit to the Pleakes.

I received your letter the other day and couldn't help but notice how it was all about what you did and how you were there for them and on and on.

I am going to set the record straight right now. I did not leave Kim nor abandon my children. If going to college and working is abandonment then I am guilty. But, it was Kim that called me at school one day in early September and told me she was going to Phx. Well, four months later she still would not come back. It was then that I found out you and her had been seeing each other during that time, in what capacity I don't care. You were the prime reason we ended up divorced, you and the church youth group.

Second, you are the one's who moved to Seattle, and shacked up with each other before the divorce was final, all with the intention of making it impossible for me to see my daughters (yes, they are mine) I had already filed bankruptcy in order to pay the child support I and Kim agreed upon, and then, out of the blue Kim tells me that she wants the rest of the child support the court ordered her and that if I did not start sending it she had the papers there to file for the balance of the back child support. Well, let me see, you live 2000 miles away, I am sending half of my income to you for support and I am suppose to fly up to see my kids at your convenience. What a nice arrangement you two had. So, I did the only thing I could do, which was to allow you to adopt them and that was under the pretense that Kim had promised me visitation with my daughters after the adoption was final. I trusted her and as much as I dislike you, I trusted you with my family and you two were nothing more than a couple of hypocrites.

You want to keep me from seeing my daughters so be it. In two years Elizabeth will be 18 and there will not be a damn thing you can do to prevent me from contacting her. And when I explain to her what really happened I think you two are going to be left very lonely because she will tell Sarah and Brittany as well and they will realize that it was you and Kim, not I, that lied to them.

I have always wondered what you have told them about me and after reading your letter I know exactly what you have said, and none of it could have been the truth or good. Why else would my own daughters want to have nothing to do with me and as you putted are not interested in seeing me. I don't understand why you are so insecure in your relationship with Kim to the point of feeling threatened by me wanting to visit with my daughters. You know how I feel, I think not, you will never know how I feel.

As for being there for my daughters I was there, always, I always provided for them and if I chose not to worship Kim to the exclusion of all else then that I am guilty of. I went to college to be able to give to my family what they deserved, I have a degree now in Engineering living a life that could have been theirs as well, but Kim abandoned me, took my kids and shacked up with you.

Send pictures and cards and you will scan them? Please, I have done that every year for the last ten years and how many have they gotten? None.

Mark, in closing, your fantasy with Kim is coming to a close. There is nothing you can do about that. No matter how many lies and half truths you tell, the fact of the matter is, It was I and Kim that created Elizabeth, Sarah and Brittany, NOT YOU! And if you continue to hide behind your fantasies and lies you will eventually turn my daughters against you.

I would issue a "heart felt" plea to him to abide by the terms of the original agreement and not mention any form of recourse that you are taking in order to see your girls. Then I would give copies of everyting to my lawyer to use against them.

Remember bro, you are going in to battle and the master Sun Tzu always says the greatest advantage is one where your enemey doesn't know your his enemy. Play him up then kick his ass.