I didn't blog about this when it happened, but last weekend was one of the worst experiences of my life. While at my BS7 and SS7 pinewood derby event my ex husband created quite a scene and got physically abusive toward me. It was humiliating and the worst part was the police said that when they got there, if I pressed charges against my ex, that my husband would go to jail for the weekend too, since he pulled my ex off of me.

Long story short- the best solution, since my ex does have a history of threats and verbal abuse, was to get a protective order. I was granted a temporary one in court today but I have to go back since he wants an attorney. The order is for no contact with me, all 3 of my kids (including SS), and my husband.

Not 1 hour after the order was issued, my ex sent his new girlfriend to my sons school and she sat and had lunch with him because she had "messages from daddy". I made the mistake of stopping to eat something myself on the way to my sons school after court. I was also there a little while after to talk with the victims advocate and my lawyer. My plan was to collect myself and hopefully stop the shakes, but it backfired in a big way. I called the police and he was in violation of the order but they decided to give him a warning. I am so frustrated at this point. I just don't know what to do.

At least there is a record of everything with the violation, I just hate this feeling of helplessness...