Hmmmmm....is right Wonka. My W has stated that she wants to keep the dog, I have said the same. We also agreed that whoever ended up in the better situation for him would keep him. I'm on an acre of land, she's in a condo.
She also said that co-parenting wasn't a good option as he needs consistency. He's a dog btw. We found him eating a diaper on the beach in South America. Him eating twice a day is as much consistency as he needs.
That being said, my thought was to use trading him back and forth as some meeting times. When I dropped him off last I had his collar switched to her phone number, had his nails clipped, and had put his tick meds on the week before. She sent me a text after saying that she never would have thought to switch the collar and how much she appreciated it.
I've been holding off on bringing it up so as not to rock the boat but have read on here "What's the worst she'll do, leave you?" if I upset her. That ship sailed six months ago.
It might be good for her to have some time without him too to realize that life isn't going to be perfect if we get D.
My DB Coach said to use it as an opportunity for collaboration rather than an insistence. Not sure of the timing of bringing it up with the upcoming counseling session.
Any thoughts on that Wonka? Let things lie low till after that?
I should add that the last time we spoke about him (early June) I asked her to keep him for one more month so there would a natural change over with the new month coming.
Last edited by PigPen; 06/30/1510:31 PM.
M 39 W 36 T5 M3 BD - 1/15 Separated - Same Day Served 9/15 D finalized 6/17