Well, I took the 567 True/False test today, as well as a parenting test and I'm glad they are over, but I'm nervous to know how I came out.
The questions were weird and there were times when I couldn't understand what they were asking. I found myself saying "do they mean all the time or just once?" There was one statement that said "I think people are conspiring against me." I had to answer this as True because my W is conspiring against me. However, I'm not sure if it makes me seem like a loon or something. In any event, I did my best to tell the truth and we'll have to see how things shake out.
The second test was much shorter, but still nerve wracking. It had questions like "name the 4 food groups and give an example of each" and "list three things you do when your child is sick before you call the doctor" and "what is the mineral that promotes bone growth and where do you find it." I think I answered these correctly, but they still made me nervous.
They then had scenarios for me to fill in and asked my thoughts on grounding, discipline, etc. There was a section where I had to list the age where a baby sits up, begins to crawl, talk, walk, what age could someone be allowed to be in the neighborhood unsupervised, babysit, etc. Lastly, there was a section where I had to complete sentences. They'd say things like "Because of my dad..." and I'd fill it in. This too was tough to do, but I went w/ what first came to my mind and left it at that.
I didn't like it at all and I can only pray that I represented myself well. My next meeting w/ the parenting evaluator will be w/ me and D. I'm looking forward to that one b/c it will give me a chance to show my relationship w/ my D to a non-biased source.
After I took the tests, I came home and met a realtor to discuss our options for selling the house. Needless to say, they aren't too good. If we look to sell quickly, we'll break even and not much more. Maybe we'd each put $5K in our pockets. We can try and hold out and up that figure to $15K-$20K each, but that would mean having it on the market for a good 6+ months or more. I'm going to get two more realtors to come by and give me an opinion, but I'm suggesting to W that we rent it for a year and see if the market comes back up. If it does, then we can look to sell next spring/summer and recoup some of our losses. However, I'm not sure what W will say to this b/c it would mean she'd be obligated to help pay the equity line down on the house for a year or so. However, if she wants her "buyout" I can cut her a check for $10K and then take over the property myself.
I'm not sure what I'll do, but I need to get some other opinions on the property before we look to do anything. In any event, W won't be happy with this one and I'm sure she'll look to blame me for causing the national real estate market to spiral downward.
I called D at 730 tonight and she simply said "I love you. Bye" then W hung up the phone. I wanted to talk longer w/ her, but I'll pick her up tomorrow morning and get to see her for two and a half days. I'm pretty excited about that.
Ok, I'm going to go eat, finish filing the copies I just made (which I hope are the last I'll need to do) and then get a glass of wine and wind down a bit.
