Small request this morning.

   We have court this afternoon.  Please say a prayer or two or five for both me and Husband.

  For whatever reason, I am nervous about today.  My imagination has always been overactive and this is no exception.  Out of everything we've ever had to file since we fought for custody in 2009, Husband has only had one motion denied which I think is a pretty good track record.  I just keep playing out different scenarios in my head and I keep imagining everything going horribly wrong.  Personally, I don't see how it could go bad for us because I think that we've been extremely reasonable with The Ex for all of these years; she hasn't been following the court order, which is the one and only reason why we're going back to court.  Even though I can justify this in my own mind, that doesn't mean the court will agree with it; years ago, the judge decided that it wasn't The Ex's fault that she got fired from her job for "attendance issues" even though she'd been given multiple warnings prior to being fired, and he allowed her to pay $3/month in child support.  I didn't like his decision, but he also ruled that we didn't have to repay any overpayment made by The Ex which was a huge relief.

  My mind just keeps thinking of everything that could possibly go wrong:  the court might say we can't collect interest, the court might say we waited too long to bring it before them, the court might say that The Ex doesn't owe us the service fees, what if Husband needs to testify and says the wrong thing that destroys our case, etc.  I'm really trying not to be negative but my mind just keeps saying, "What if..."

  Please just keep us in your prayers - that we'll both stay calm & collected, that Husband will have all the right answers, and that we will learn to be okay with whatever the court decides today.

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  1. ArsinoeDecember 14, 2020 at 12:49 PM

    I’ll keep you in my thoughts that everything goes your way and Jabba finally gets her comeuppance

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