Today is the day. I've waited for it with a little bit of trepidation. But it's here.
I've been insanely comfortable for the last couple of years (after the initial shock wore off and with the firm and helping hand of a very good friend, of course) - or at least the last 18 months that I knew about it. Even though I knew it wasn't going to be a permanent situation, it at least gave me some breathing room.
Knowing that he wasn't going to try to pop back into our lives.
Today is the day my ex-husband gets out of prison.
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As an attorney, I didn't practice domestic relations law. Even now that I'm working as a legal assistant, I breathe a huge sigh of relief that my attorney doesn't practice it either. There's so much emotion involved in these type of cases when it comes to divorce. I would have to take out a membership to Costco or Sams just to keep me in Tums and tissues. Plus this type of law really seems to bring out the worst in people
Case in point. Yesterday, one of the attorneys at my firm was deposing the husband in a divorce case. It was a little hostile. At the end, the husband used our bathroom before he departed. Instead of lifting the seat, he lowered the lid and purposefully urinated all over the toilet and floor. Just like a pet would announce his displeasure.
Yes, people are not at their best in divorce situations.
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