does it make sense that he feels that at this point he understands, and accepts, the need for supervised visitation. but, that down the road, after he's done some time, kept his sobriety intact, and made progress, that if it's in writing, part of the agreement, that that won't seem fair. i think he's looking into the future and doesn't want to shoot himself in the foot?
if that IS the case, could that actually be part of the agreement? for instance, supervised visitation from ________ to _______, 2010 -or- supervised while _______ and _______ and ________ is in place. non-supervised if he does such and such?