I haf H served with my Response. He was very angry. In it, I request sole legal and physical custody of S, with visitation to H, attorney's fees, and spousal support.
I think it was the last two that really caused him to blow a gasket.
After I put S to bed, he asked me whether we were going to talk about "that" as he pointed to my Response. I told him we could, just not that night. (I was tired, he was furious, and I had work to do.) I told him we should set a date and time in the future. He started in on whether I was gping to get an attorney, we have to do what is best for S, blah, blah, blah.
He was angry and I did not want to engage.
This was on the 26th and we haven't discussed a date.
The next day, Thursday, he stayed out late. He stayed out late on Friday as well.
Today, I am feeling sad over the whole situation. I do feel a lot of compassion for H and his internal struggles. I have been doing a lot of reading about Developmental Trauma, which has shed a lot of light on the behaviors I see. Maybe that is another reason why I feel sad.
I am also saddened by the fact that some MLCers don't come out of the tunnel. How sad for them and the families they impact. Meanwhile, we all have to sit by and watch them unravel their lives.
I look at the sweet innocent face of my S and I cannot understand how anyone can look into his eyes and not want to do their best for him.
