Friends have told me that it seems as though my ex is out to "right a wronged child". Granted, he is ten years older than me, so this could be a complex issue that he has. I just want out. I want to have my own personal space. I want to be able to live harmoniously with the personal boundaries I've set. I want my children to live peacefully.

Apparently, this is too much to ask. I'm still sitting without any child support payments. I get new motions for anything and everything filed almost weekly. I owe another $5,000 to my attorney to replenish my retainer, and we've not even really started working on our dissolution of marriage yet. We're still just fighting custody upheavals.

The good news is that we finally have a guardian ad litem assigned to the case, and they will be looking out for the children's best interests. I surely hope they get to know my children quickly and see that I have always been providing for them wholeheartedly. This process is grueling and not at all fair.