Hi AJ, so you are an empty-nester? That is really scary to me. When you spend so long of a time thinking of only the kids (and er, ya the W) that sort of freedom is not appealing to me right now.
The s13 sitch is, what can I say, complicated. W chose her place so that he can have some sort of stability. He is in the same school district, has the same friends for the past 2 years, and besides my having him on weekends is the only "normal" thing in his life. He did tell me yesterday om's breaking into W's place made him feel "bad".
My apartment is in a different city. And it appears I will have another surgery perhaps as early as September (3 spinal fusion surgeries in a year, is this called a 'hat trick'? ) From my perspective, s13 staying with W for as long as he can stand it, is best for everyone. Full custody will have to wait. Thanks for your thoughts.