Flushing the toxins from my life

[CountingCrows]

Yeah, I'm hanging in there. We went to our hearing yesterday, which was mostly a parenting conference with about 30 other couples. The place was packed! After listening to the judge for about 30 minutes talk about the effects of divorce on children, we watched a 15 minute video. W got there very late (imagine that), literally 30 seconds before the judge called our names during roll-call. I made a spot on the bench and we sat together. A few minutes into it, she took my hand and held it for most of the proceeding. I know that both of us really do want what's best for S7.

Once that was over, my lawyer joined us and asked W if she was going to sign the temporary order, and she said "No, not as it's written right now". He had her sign something else that set up the next scheduled hearing and told us that if we could come to an agreement before that date (in early Feb), that we wouldn't have to go to the hearing.

I'm still trying to figure out some way that I can appease her enough to get that order signed. I really just want this done, without having to return to court and continue to burn money on my lawyer. I think I'm really close, but need to sit down and talk to her some more about it.