Hope is the thing with feathers....

[Gardener]

Bridge,
I've been lurking around since I moved over here to Big D. Figured it's time to chime in and make myself known.

We hopefully had the last mediation meeting this morning. This went very well..

End result.. I've got a good deal,... much better financially & custody-wise of D15, than I would get in court and it fits me emotionally..which may sound b--chy

Glad you got a good deal with Mediation. Me, not so much, but I can live with it. I'm not a fan of Mediation now, since you are side-by-side, face-to-face with spouse throughout. And the same old dynamics and emotions hang over it and cloud it every step of the way, imo.

If the timeline the mediator laid out this morning holds, I should be divorced by the end of February.

Me, the day after tomorrow. Finally.

Relief & sadness all at the same time..
relief for the new beginnings and sadness for the loss of hopes, dreams, partnerships, etc..

Yep, and those ever present - and continuing - "might have beens."
Good Luck.
Endure.
And peace to you.