I'm reminded of the two women before Solomon disputing ownership of a baby. Solomon says, "What if I split this kid right down the middle and you each get a piece?" One woman says, "Fine!" Solomon then says to that woman, "Obviously, you are not the mother."

The way your proposal carves up your daughters life has a surgically ruthless precision to it that doesn't seem driven by what will be happiest for her. There's a cold ring to it.