Through the World Barefooted -- Gerda's LBS Guide

[Gerda]

P.S. Equally useful was the first part, about court. Some excellent reminders.

About drafting agreements -- indeed. A signature is all we need. One of my exhibits in my papers was "Settlement Attempts Since July, 2018." I was using that exhibit to refute his assertion that I have delayed this process or in some way prevented a resolution. There were literally over a dozen settlement offers, some direct to H, some through friends, family, two sent to that guy who was funding H's lawyer, one to that guy's wife! One was an entire powerpoint laying out a very simple and clear buy out timeline. Good times.

But as you say, an appraisal may help. We did have the appraisal he didn't believe last year but it will be harder for him to get around this one.

I just can't believe the H I knew became this. And he is not insane in a way. But I do not think he is just irrational. One friend of ours saw him last year, before he moved out, after not seeing him for four or five years. She is not a doctor but is in a healing profession and had known us only as a couple, for almost twenty years. He hung out with us awkwardly before going out for the evening. Once he had left the room, she turned to me with grave concern and told me that she felt he needed immediate care in a mental hospital.

I think we both have spouses who are battling mental illness. I know that doesn't qualify as insane by the standard you describe. But I don't think it's regular MLC either.

Hey, quit hogging the peach pie. And please add a dollop of whipped cream to mine.

(I just opened my jeans drawer after not wearing those since March as it has been chilly here the past few days. And I could not button my favorite pair. I am trying to care enough not to eat more pie. But I might not care enough.)