I’m spiraling a bit. I had to take some downtime to get back to real life, hoping to mentally recharge, but it felt like the opposite.

My biggest concern right now is the custody arrangement. I was planning to stick with the current schedule we’ve used for the past year because I don't want to make waves, but I’m worried about how my ex will react to my family dropping the children off instead of me. Ideally, I’d like to change the schedule to every other weekend next year. No one believes me when I say my ex won't want to change it; I feel like they will try to punish me by forcing the schedule to stay exactly as it is.

Has anyone had success changing their custody schedule later on?