We're going for our first meeting with the mediator tomorrow. I'm wondering what I should say. I suppose we're going to have to lay out what our intentions are and what our plans our for the future. Should I just lay everything out there? Or should I still try to be mysterious? I can't imagine that this whole thing will be resolved in less than a few visits, but I don't want to make it any easier for W to slip away.
I guess going by what I've been telling everybody else on the boards lately, I'll probably just o along with it and not put up a fight. W still seems willing to split everything right down the middle and work on co-parenting. Any tips, hints, or feedback?
W came down to ask about the gift we're going to get for S10 s b-day. She then asked about my trip to the States at the end of the month. She asked if I was really just going to visit family or if I was planning on making preparations to stay their indefinitely. I validated her feelings and thanked her for working with me to make this visit possible, and I told her that I really needed to see my friends and family and that I want to co-parent with her to raise our kids to be healthy amd happy. She seems oddly chatty tonight, which is nice, although it's only been a few things here and there, not what you'd call loquaicious by any means. And of course I'm sure by tomorrow she'll be back to being reserved with words.
Anyway, wish me luck and lemme know any advice you can gove! Tx
M41 W42 M 12 T 15 S10, D9, twin Ds 3 1/2 BD 1/2/2013 Living as roommates Working on D agreement w. mediator 5/13
