Chapter 5 - Constance’s Notes
Constance kept notes.
Not because she was secretly documenting abuse.
Because she believed she was helping Reid prepare for custody.
Her attorney eventually produced them.
PERRY — TRANSITION.
Week 1:
Dinner separation.
Independent quiet.
No running to Winslet after correction.
Week 2:
Sleep away from primary bedroom.
Grandma pickup twice.
Reduce calls to Mom during evening.
Week 3:
Weekday bag packed.
Laundry-room quiet space if overstimulated/noisy.
Then:
Goal:
Grandma house feels normal before paperwork.
My vision blurred.
Not because every line was abusive.
A grandparent pickup can be normal.
Sleeping at Grandma’s can be normal.
Reducing constant reassurance can sometimes be developmentally reasonable.
The problem was purpose.
Prepare a child for a custody arrangement his mother had not agreed to.
Then one note:
Reid worries Winslet will panic if Perry resists.
Answer:
Perry must settle before she can use resistance as reason to cancel.
There.
Child’s distress treated as legal obstacle.
Then laundry room.
Why there?
Constance wrote:
Neutral space. No toys except comfort item. Washer noise blocks dining room.
Not punishment in her mind.
Management.
But then:
If he comes out before calm, return and close latch.
Lock.
She had designed it.
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Did Reid approve?
His texts would answer.
