We are scheduled for mediation March 23rd. We are responsible for 1/2 of the mediation cost and BM for the other 1/2. What happens if she refuses/can't/won't pay for her part? We have our part saved but cannot pay for it all. Will we be required to try again at a later date?

not a big shock but still disappointing. She lied about her employment and all the places she has lived. She denied ever cussing H in front of SS, ever talking bad about him in front of SS...she just denied it all.

Now H and I both expected her to lie...why would she admit to all her ugly behaviors it would make her look bad. Our attorney wants our input on her answers. Our input is just that she lied. We have documentation that we keep that has every single day accounted for the good and the bad from both parties.

Is that normal? I have been with H since SS was about 3. He is now 8. When he was younger and we first got together it was difficult because of the whole guilt parenting by H but H got that under control real quick after about 6 months so things have been good up until about the last 6 months are so. Don't get me wrong things are not bad they just seem harder.

BM calls H this morning and says that we need to have a talk with SS about school and friends and being overbearing.

BM said that she tried to talk to SS but he just doesn't get it. She said that SS says that so and so is a punk and he is not my friend and that guy is my friend. Then she says that the teacher says he is yelling out in class. So she wants H and I to talk to him this evening when we have him.