While I would prefer to not have to have any contact with him at all, I have to be the grownup and suck it up and make it work. So, I can negotiate instead of just being annoyed.
Btw..would love feedback before mediation: our draft parenting plan says that we will attempt to come to consensus on all child-related issues (education, religion, health), and that if we can't come to agreement we will go to a neutral third party before taking it to court.
That seems so ridiculous to me. Obviously we will always try to come to an agreement. But in the event we don't, we have to come back to mediation??
What have others done?
And it's hard to not be frustrated by the logistics of everything. It was hard enough to balance our families (we both have extended families who all live in the area-- and his parents are divorced so that adds another layer), but now I have to do all that plus negotiate with him about our time too. It's just so annoying.
Ok. Putting on my BGP.
Mediation tomorrow. It's been at least 6 months since our last meeting. I'm nervous. And I'm annoyed that instead of spending my time and energy and money in making our R work I have to spend my time and energy and money to fulfill his desire to break us up.
I've decided to do as little as possible. Why doesn't he draft a budget for me and I can revise it? He can contact the realtor and make an appointment to get our home appraised.
He wants this so badly he can make it happen.
(My head feels clouded with emotion so obviously I need some redirection...)
