I echo what SteveLW said. I dreaded the day of the divorce being final but honestly, by the time it rolled around, it was pretty much a non-event. I only thought about it when I forced myself to think about it. You’ve done the work, as have I. Any sadness you experience on that day, I promise you, will be fleeting.
I remember visits from my parents (mostly my mom who made a career out of worrying) used to be fairly stressful as inevitably I would hear about something I didn’t do or should be doing…especially when it came to my kids. However, I would give anything to have another visit from them…even a stressful one. Definitely preferable to having no visits at all.
