Met with lawyer today. She said that he is looking around and it is beginning to sink in just how much it will cost him. She said to file for D so it is in the courts out here, where she knows the judges. I said I was not ready, but had her prepare the mandate.
I texted H with the name of a mediator and asked if he would prefer this route to the lawyer he was going to see. He texted back that yes, he would, he felt it would be better for all of us instead of the legal route. And that we could start in March when my schedule was easier.
I did not mention that I met again with lawyer today, just to clarify some things concerning custody and primary residence. It was just to put my own mind at ease and it is.
Funny, now I am thinking that D is where this is headed, I have been able to let go a little more. The fact that he is willing to wait until March is encouraging and saddening-since he wants to be accomodating, but obviously doesn't see his mind changing. Well, it is another 3.5 months away on the journey.
He texted me about a post D had made about losing her Mom and I assured him she was just vunerable right now and it was just one of those teen posts, you know? He admitted that he feels he has lost her, but said he will be there when she is ready to come back around. He said he and S16 have had several conversations and S seems good with everything. Sometimes he really lives in his own little world, I think. S is good with everything because he won't open up. Am keeping an eye out
