Tag: system
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A Span of Values

My ex filed against me about once a month on average I would say. Filing was the weapon. Every time he filed, I had to respond, and responding cost money and energy, and money and energy were the point. He could reach into my life on a monthly schedule and make it more expensive and…
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A Court Order to be at My Own House

I learned, during those years, that a court order is only as real as someone’s willingness to enforce it. On its own, it’s just paper, ink and a signature and a promise that turns out to be conditional. There were a lot of them. Orders were made, and then he simply wouldn’t follow them, and…