There was a different judge yesterday, it was both a blessing and also challenging at the same time.

This judge stated she was used to hearing DV restraining order cases. That was clear when she was able to put together the pieces quickly, Karl lied to us both and this was the aftermath. ! Nicole, the name is back, yes. Regardless of his ‘case’, I can still type his name. I’ve chosen not to usually because at this point, he isn’t worth the effort to hit the shift and k but while referencing yesterday there are moments when it will happen. ! You called him a liar, but the ‘case’. He called himself a liar, under oath yesterday. shrug

I was prepared to have to walk a man through the history, I had to shift and guide a woman through the present. It wasn’t as bad as I thought.

I won’t go into all of the details, that can wait for the transcript. I will give a couple of nuggets though.

When the judge looks at you and snickers, that’s not a good thing.

When you want to complain that I mislabeled you in these posts, you should recall that what I typed was the truth. If you don’t then I have to make you admit it, and you look less credible.

When you try to lie about something never happening, it would be better if what you are lying about is not something you included in your own response. It also should not take over 80 seconds to read 3 paragraphs, and still have to admit I wasn’t wrong. That says something about you, not me.

When you pull out the ‘Karen” voice and try to produce weaponized tears, and the bailiff walks over to you and tells you to knock it off, in the middle of your testimony, well – yikes.

The case law is clear about the next hearing, so that is not even a concern for me at the moment.

Both the cases are now closed, well mostly, so I finally get to move on uninterrupted.

Do I expect that to be the last of it? Nope, but I am willing to go about my life as if it were. While human beings are always going to human, I will be pollyanna today and wish for the best.

I will also be Nicole and plan for the worst and order the transcript.