When the Court Doesn’t See You: Day 10, Truth & Exhaustion
My arm hurts from typing. The bone near my elbow is in excruciating pain. Today, I ate leftover cereal — the only thing I could manage. No appetite. Just exhaustion. The kind that sits in your bones and whispers, “What’s the point?” We were back in maintenance court — session number ten. They suggested attaching the house. But now, suddenly, it can’t happen without a court order. So after ten sessions, I’m right back where I started. My daughter asked me how it went. And I stood there, not knowing what to say. Do I protect her by hiding the truth? Or do I risk breaking her with it? I’m afraid to lie — even with good intentions — because at some point, the truth will come up, and I don’t want to be the one who broke her trust. Meanwhile, he lies. Under oath. He paints me as the villain, erasing every act of love, care, and commitment I gave in building our family. Suddenly he has “loans” that don’t appear on any bank statement. Everything about him is staged, orchestrate...