I know you can't celebrate yet, until it is FINAL final but I picked the celebration emoticon anyway. :) I'm so happy that you're so close and will finally be able to (sort of) close this chapter of your life. Naturally you're connected to him through Avery but after all of this, hopefully the contact you have to have with him will at least seem easier to you. Does that make sense?
It does suck that he'll walk away with so much more than he deserves but at least you'll be free. My H once said to me during an argument "fine, walk away - I always figure out a way to land on my feet." Yeah right. His parents pick him up every time. My SIL (who has been a godsend to me as far as dealing with H) has a very hard time with this and no wonder - she's worked her a$$ off and has made a great life for herself, professionally and personally and she just watches her parents sit and worry about my H. They're so easy on him and not so much with her and her other brother. I can imagine how it drives her nuts. These jerks get everything handed to them because they're big babies, are almost completely irresponsible and can't seem to figure out how to get through life. It's tough to watch AND even tougher to be married to.
Anyway, I digress! Big congrats to you. You'll be able to celebrate soon.
I know it's frustrating to have to give the dolt all this stuff, but you're not alone. My cousin wound up signing over her house in her divorce, because it was either that or her drug-addicted now-ex fought her for custody of her 4 y/o DD. She was afraid he might get somewhere with it, because the judge had already allowed her 16 y/o DD (who he was GIVING drugs to!) to continue living with him, so she chose her daughter over the house. Sometimes you just have to go with the lesser of two evils. :P
I know you can't celebrate yet, until it is FINAL final but I picked the celebration emoticon anyway. :) I'm so happy that you're so close and will finally be able to (sort of) close this chapter of your life. Naturally you're connected to him through Avery but after all of this, hopefully the contact you have to have with him will at least seem easier to you. Does that make sense?
It does suck that he'll walk away with so much more than he deserves but at least you'll be free. My H once said to me during an argument "fine, walk away - I always figure out a way to land on my feet." Yeah right. His parents pick him up every time. My SIL (who has been a godsend to me as far as dealing with H) has a very hard time with this and no wonder - she's worked her a$$ off and has made a great life for herself, professionally and personally and she just watches her parents sit and worry about my H. They're so easy on him and not so much with her and her other brother. I can imagine how it drives her nuts. These jerks get everything handed to them because they're big babies, are almost completely irresponsible and can't seem to figure out how to get through life. It's tough to watch AND even tougher to be married to.
Anyway, I digress! Big congrats to you. You'll be able to celebrate soon.
Lisa
Here's hoping this will be over soon! :D
I know it's frustrating to have to give the dolt all this stuff, but you're not alone. My cousin wound up signing over her house in her divorce, because it was either that or her drug-addicted now-ex fought her for custody of her 4 y/o DD. She was afraid he might get somewhere with it, because the judge had already allowed her 16 y/o DD (who he was GIVING drugs to!) to continue living with him, so she chose her daughter over the house. Sometimes you just have to go with the lesser of two evils. :P