Modifying Visitation: Going back to court- Again.
November 16, 2011- I have been debating whether or not to put yet another court date on the calendar. After spending two years in court-- it's not my favorite place to be. This morning, I made the decision to do it. Our next date is December 14th.As much as I don't want to go back to court-- I need to. I could come up with a million excuses as to why NOT to do it...I can come up with two reasons why I should: my girls. Out of the past eight visitations-- he has only attended four. The rest were complete no-shows. No calls. No emails. No show.Actually, I take that back. He did call once when he realized that he had missed an entire weekend. He said, "I didn't realize that it was my weekend". My response, "I'm sorry. I don't know what that's like. I don't know what it's like to forget that you are a parent".Out of the four visits that he did decide to show up for-- he was 45 minutes late to one and was late returning the girls on another visit. On one of the four visits, the girls came home and told me that he slept for a "very long time" while they were at the beach building sand castles last month. Basically, my little girls were walking to and from the ocean alone to collect water for their sandcastles while he slept on a blanket. He sees them a total of six hours each visit so the thought of missing one minute of that time is hard for me to grasp. I don't understand it. I don't understand him. I want better for my daughters. They deserve better.I want the court to know what my children are going through. I want the occurrences to be on court record.I am putting on the battle gear and preparing for my next day in court. ###One Mom's Battle: Our mission at One Mom’s Battle is to increase awareness of Cluster B personality disorders (Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder) and their impact upon shared parenting and the Family Court System which includes Judges, CPS workers, Guardian ad Litems (GAL), Parenting Coordinators (PC), Custody Evaluators, therapists and attorneys. Education on Cluster B disorders will allow these professionals to truly act in the best interest of the children.History of One Mom's Battle: In 2009, One Mom’s Battle began with one mother, (Tina Swithin), navigating the choppy waters of a high-conflict divorce in the Family Court System. Since then, it has turned into a grassroots movement reaching the far corners of the Earth. Tina's battle spanned from 2009 - 2014 during which time she acted as her own attorney. Ultimately, Tina was successful in protecting her daughters and her family has enjoyed complete peace since October 2014 when a Family Court commissioner called her ex-husband a "sociopath" and revoked his parenting time in a final custody order.Tina Swithin: Divorcing a narcissist? Tina Swithin's books are available online at Amazon (print, Kindle or audio format). Each year, Tina offers life-changing weekends of camaraderie and healing at the Lemonade Power Retreat. Tina also offers one-on-one coaching services and a private, secure forum called, The Lemonade Club, for those enduring high-conflict custody battles. [wp_ad_camp_1]