@Kettricken: Well, you learned something. You learned absolutely not to take her at her word right now, and to apply the 48-hour rule to anything that comes out of her mouth and *then* reconfirm before you change your plans.
A sound rule.
In general.
In the politics of Spain between roughly 1849 to 1936 there was a concept known as the Pronuncamiento -- the Pronouncement. Some group of generals or another would get tired of "instability," oust the government, Pronounce a new government, and then go back to the barracks until the next Pronuncamiento.
That's the way she's "running" this divorce. I Pronounce... NO CUSTODY! I Pronounce...CUSTODY! I Pronounce...NO PICKUPS! I Pronounce...PICKUPS!
Ordinarily I would apply the Rule of 48. But recall that she made her NO PICKUPS! Pronouncement roughly 14 hours before I was supposed to start work. So a contingency plan was necessary.
... I hear in my head an echo of the infamous office poster, tweaked slightly ...
"An eleventh-hour Pronuncamiento on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."
Snark aside, a contingency plan is never a bad idea, ever. However, I will dare to offend your unbelievin' sensibilities and pray for a short term for this particular species of toxicity.
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert
