Back story: After 16+ years of emotional and mental abuse from my STBX, and my 14 year old telling me how she sees it impacting me AND ALSO HER, I made the decision to leave and take my girl spawn with me...

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A few weeks ago I retained a lawyer to draft all the necessary documents, and represent me in court if it comes to that, and since then it's been a mad scramble to make arrangements to GTFO of the house her dad owns (which we rent) without tipping my hand. There was a bit of a scare when the rental company shared that they emailed previous landlords for references, but nothing seems to have come of it so far.

Every day I come home, expecting the cat to have escaped the bag, and I really just want to get to the point that I can hand her a legal document and bounce with my kid in tow. I've gotten this far, and now I have a move date on the 1st of the month. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it's super exciting, but I really just need a goddamn cheerleader at this point.