Open Bar: Fake News, Fake Bar

[East Coast Hustle]

To be honest, I'd go back and finish him off myself in exchange for the rest of the day never happening so it's hard to be stoked about it.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Wow, I'm sorry. That does sound like a truly terrible day.

Will things ultimately be OK?

[East Coast Hustle]

Dpends on your definition of "ultimately", I guess. Some day we'll all be stardust again, so yes.

But in the short term, maybe not so much. I fear I may soon need a custody lawyer, and if you're a father in WA that's not a good spot to be in, legally speaking.

[Freeky]

Oh, shit, dude.

[Aucoq]

Fuck. 

[Cain]

 

[EK WAFFLR]

Oh fuck, ECH.

[Don Coyote]

  shit fuck damn

[LMNO]

fuck

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Dpends on your definition of "ultimately", I guess. Some day we'll all be stardust again, so yes.

But in the short term, maybe not so much. I fear I may soon need a custody lawyer, and if you're a father in WA that's not a good spot to be in, legally speaking.

Oh, no. I thought WA was a coparenting state like Oregon is. I'm sorry to hear about that.

[Salty]

I'm sorry, man.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Shit, ECH. Fingers crossed things don't go as ugly as they can.

[Ziegejunge]

I too offer disgusted expletives and sincere sympathies. I hope things improve for you soon.

[East Coast Hustle]

Dpends on your definition of "ultimately", I guess. Some day we'll all be stardust again, so yes.

But in the short term, maybe not so much. I fear I may soon need a custody lawyer, and if you're a father in WA that's not a good spot to be in, legally speaking.

Oh, no. I thought WA was a coparenting state like Oregon is. I'm sorry to hear about that.

There's no actual joint custody in WA, they have you do a "parenting plan" that the court signs off on and even though you are both legally custodial parents the state designates one parent as the primary and one as the secondary. She'll be the primary by default and the primary can legally move out of state with the child with virtually no legal recourse for me. I will not have that same right. Oregon is MUCH more equitable in such matters.

[East Coast Hustle]

Also, if it goes to court the state will sue me for child support by default because baby girl is on state health care. I'm perfectly willing to spend every last penny I have on my child but I don't at all like the idea of being required to just cut a check with no say as to how it's spent. I understand there are plenty of shitheads out there for whom such requirements are necessary for the child's well being. I am not one of them, and though her mom is a great mother, she doesn't always have long-term big picture stuff in focus as well as I do. If the state gets involved they won't, for example, allow some of my child support to be put into an interest-bearing account for the purpose of being maybe able to afford a few years of Montessori school at the start of her educational career.