Editor’s note: All names and locations have been changed to protect those parties involved. The Smart Divorce is featuring Jake’s story to bring awareness to mental illness and the difficuties one faces in the Judicial and Legal System.
By Jake
It was decided I would have our daughter for Easter weekend. My wife claimed to be a Native American Shaman who practiced standard Pagan holidays. I was supposed to get my daughter on Friday, but my wife said someone had been in her trailer and it was not safe. She did not know where to go and she disappeared for the day. Late Friday night she called me and told me they were safe and sleeping in her car. She said she would call me the next day. I had talked to my lawyer the previous week. I had planned to take my daughter to my mom’s house for Easter and the following week. My lawyer said it would be ok if I told my wife about it before I left the city. I made reservations on Southwest Airlines for Friday evening. I pulled my truck into the garage and loaded our luggage into the tool box. I was worried my wife may have been watching the house. When she did not bring my daughter on Friday, I changed the reservations to Saturday evening.
Editor’s note: All names and locations have been changed to protect those parties involved. The Smart Divorce is featuring Jake’s story to bring awareness to mental illness and the difficuties one faces in the Judicial and Legal System.
By Jake
It was decided I would have our daughter for Easter weekend. My wife claimed to be a Native American Shaman who practiced standard Pagan holidays. I was supposed to get my daughter on Friday, but my wife said someone had been in her trailer and it was not safe. She did not know where to go and she disappeared for the day. Late Friday night she called me and told me they were safe and sleeping in her car. She said she would call me the next day. I had talked to my lawyer the previous week. I had planned to take my daughter to my mom’s house for Easter and the following week. My lawyer said it would be ok if I told my wife about it before I left the city. I made reservations on Southwest Airlines for Friday evening. I pulled my truck into the garage and loaded our luggage into the tool box. I was worried my wife may have been watching the house. When she did not bring my daughter on Friday, I changed the reservations to Saturday evening.
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