Haven’t posted in over a week, so let me update my situation.

WW has been planning on moving out soon. Told her last Wednesday that she was free to go, but that I would be keeping our family home and would be keeping our 6-year old son with me and in the school he has been going to.

WW is an LPN with one more year of school to become RN. She currently has gotten a good paying job that would allow her to move out and continue school and do her thing. WW said she wanted to alternate weeks with our son, but that she wanted him in a school closer to her – she would be in metro area more than 35 miles from our home. Her plan: nursing school during the day and work full time 2nd shift. She thought I would be okay that 6-year old son would be coming home from school on her weeks to a babysitter for the night. Told her that was stupid, that I could not agree to that, and thought son should not be stuck with a sitter 5 out of the 7 nights that he is with her.

Well she came home this weekend and saw that I registered son for school. Said she may have to stay at home now since I was being difficult about this (she said it as though her staying would be some sort of punishment to me), but she also said she thought maybe she could still move out and agree to let me keep him in current school ONLY until she finishes nursing school – she would see him on weekends and days off. I really don’t know 100% which way she will go, but knowing her as I do, I don’t think she could wait to move out if she really wants to go. Plus, I’m sure her staying at home wouldn’t score her any points with OM or her party friends. When I left for work this morning, she was looking at the apartment advertisements in the paper.

I suppose if she stays though, I will really have to commit to a very good Plan A. Can I win her back by next May?

I am also consulting an attorney for fear that she does move and takes son with her against my objections. I hope she is smart enough not to do that.