Please help me process the latest situation.

Attended divorce mediation consultation with WW today.

My plan was to allow my WW to lead the consultation when possible. Thought this would help her feel validated and me gain some insight on where her heads at. In hindsight this probably came across as passive/lack of confidence, which is an area I need to 180.

It was cordial although hard for me given how businesslike my WW was about it all. She is definitely ready for the big D.

Afterward we parted ways without saying much. Then I get back to the office and she emails me:

"I really feel like we need to talk. Can you please call me as soon as possible. Thank you."

Then she called me. An hour after telling this mediator WE want 50% custody, she now thinks it's better if they spend more time with her. She picked up on one comment that the mediator made about 50% custody being sometimes more difficult for younger children in particular on our one year old.

I stood my ground on this and did not acquiesce because for the past month since BD we have only talked about being an agreement on 50% custody. It was like she expected me to give up my right to half the time with the children on a phone call after she blindsided me with her change of heart.

Then she started to bring up other things saying I leave the house every night and she's the one taking care of the kids now anyway. She said she was keeping track of when I left the house. This is a major exaggeration on her part. Although I am trying to get out more and GAL I have actually made it a point to get home earlier from work and certainly haven't abandoned anyone.

Finally I suggested we end the call and continue talking about this later after we both had time to digest the meeting. She said "well I guess we're going to court then," hung up on me, and sent the following email afterward:

"Have fun paying child support."

Someone please help me make sense of this and have a plan for what to do now. This is not the woman I married and she is wildly unpredictable day to day.


Me: 30 W: 25
D4, D1
Undiscovered EA/PA since 6/2014
BD: 2/6/15
Living together - in limbo