Mediation is the way to go. Sometimes it takes an unbiased 3rd person to clarify the sitch. My ex and I went round and round about custody, but once an impartial 3rd party told her this was no slam dunk for her, reality hit her and had an agreement in days. Sometimes a couple can negotiate effectively, but that's usually not the case because emotions are running high. Save yourself the emotional torture.
This makes a lot of sense. I agree.
Believe it or not, I still have some confidence that if confronted with the situation, W and I could resolve without mediation. We really do both love our children dearly and could probably put the emotion aside to agree and do whats right.
It's harder right now in this sate where I'm not pushing her on the D thing, doing the DBing, etc. but still trying to participate accordingly.
AKA: "Ben the school teacher" --- Me:45, W:41 | Ds:10,12&14 | M:18, T:20 Me: MLC+PA+WAS+Separated 10/08 My Request to Reconcile Denied 7/09 W w/OM 6/09-11/09