Lawyers from Another Point of View

First off, I have to share this

Ethan and I worked on putting together a video this morning to celebrate Melissa and Adam's adoption of a baby girl!  It was a long, exhaustive and often heartbreaking process, but they did it!  Congratulations!

As for my own lawyer, things are progressing at a slow, manageable, reasonable pace.  I mean, we have a whole year to do this, so no need to rush.  We're using a collection of attorneys that work for a not-for-profit organization called Separating Together.  We are using a collaborative divorce process, which basically means we make all the decisions.  Who gets what, which finances go where, how custody will be arranged.  Basically...I'm getting everything and we're sharing custody of Ethan.  Ethan's primary address is with me, but he goes to Chris after school, I pick him up after work.  Ethan spends the night with Chris on Tuesdays and every other weekend.

Even though he's a lying douchenozzle (sorry Mom),  and I can't trust him as far as I can throw him, one thing he actually excels at is being a good Dad.  We actually can have reasonable, meaningful discussions about Ethan, but any other topic...TOXIC.

So that's my update.

I leave you with the words of the Reverand Jimmy Buffett:

Good times and riches and son of a bitches, I've seen more than I can recall.

Fool Me Once

...shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

God, I wish I had listened to my Mom.

Chris cheated. Again. Only this time he involved Ethan and I am spitting nails furious. Trouble is, I can't tell if I'm more upset about that or about how humiliated I feel trusting him and trying to put this marriage back together.

I kicked his shins and threw a drink on him when I realized what was going on. Actually, first I punched him, then I kicked. Just like Sensei taught me.

Go the F to Sleep! (NSFW)

Samuel L. Jackson reading a bedtime story.  Sort of.  A story about every. single. parent. EVER.

Words I Wish I Had Remembered Over the Last 48 hours

Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:34

Translation? Don't go looking for trouble. It will find you.