Thanks, Gardener. I don't have a lawyer but it's been ok so far because the process is pretty simple and I stayed on top of things for the first couple of months. But since the last time I saw/spoke to WH - which was at court on 5/12 at our pretrial conference - I haven't been able to motivate myself to get information. So I don't know what to expect tomorrow.
We were supposed to get mediation. We signed up that day to be put on the waiting list and nobody ever called. I checked in with them a couple of weeks ago and they said we're still on the list. Apparently you don't have to complete mediation before the D is final.
My IC asked me yesterday why I am bothering to show up tomorrow. I told him I've not run away from reality so far (just kept up a lot of hope for my M) and I don't want to start now. He said that sounded like a good reason.
But now I feel very nervous about going. Am I just torturing myself by showing up? I have to think about it. I'd love to hear what you all think.
One thing I know is that the D will go through whether or not I'm there. Hmm, I just don't know what to do.
The pretrial conference was as you describe, Gardener - cold, factual, matter-of-fact. It was incredibly draining.
I better get back to work, but I hope to hear some of your thoughts...
