Anne;

     The look on your face was priceless.  :-D  I find it extremely amusing that my mere presence has caused such a reaction in your life.  So, let me set a few things straight for you.  Three years ago, I agreed to bow out of Kierstens' life for ONE AND ONLY ONE reason.  Like the whore in the Bible (1 Kings 3:24-26), you would rather see Kiersten destroyed than let me have anything to do with her.  I could not and would not allow that to happen.  For that reason, from that time, I have NOT made ANY attempts to see Kiersten, even from a distance.  But, know this!  On Kierstens' 18th birthday, I will come looking for her and I will make contact and I will place documents into her hands that will open her eyes to the kind of person that you really are.

     Now that you know what I will NOT do, let me tell you what I will do.  I will live a good and honorable life.  I will have many and great accomplishments.  Stories of my adventures will fill Kierstens ears and her children's ears and they will come to know and love me.  You can (and have) rob her of my love and life for only so long.  What you cannot control is her life after 18.  Finally, Kiersten is extremely bright.  Should she come looking for me prior to that time, I will tell her that I love her and turn back to you, with the word "emancipation" in her ear and an attorneys phone number.  You might want to consider that a High School Diploma at 15 or 16 could accelerate the emancipation process.  Food for thought...