And still struggling 2

[Jim1234]

I had a conference at school with W and two of D16's teachers, and her guidance counselor. She will fail at least one of her required classes this year. We discussed allowing her to do extra credit work to get her grade up, but we all decided that it was best to let her fail (there are a lot of reasons that I haven't discussed here, but she has a history of people bending over backward to accommodate her; it's time she stops expecting that) and face the consequences. W was onboard.

I showed up at the meeting wearing some of my new clothes, and W at least noticed they were new. We talked about how sick she's been and how high her temperature was. I was sympathetic, but not overly so.

We have a session scheduled with a mediator tomorrow, so hopefully we can agree on the particulars of the separation, and get this done this week or next. I'm sure some issues will be contentious, but I think we agree on most things. Wish me luck.