Thanks, dandylion, for the lively bunch of smiley faces! It put a smile on my face
Yup, I hear you on the visitation gradually tapering off. I believe that may happen in my case as well, especially since the judge ordered visitation hours between 10AM-4PM and I know how much my ex absolutely hates early curfews and being restricted in what he can do (in other words, he won't be able to take out our son very far or anything like that).
Also, ever since I filed, my ex has repeatedly told me that he would just move back to our hometown where both our families live (it is about a seven hour drive away from the city we currently live in). In that case, he would simply give up and move away.
No matter what he does, I know I just need to keep my eyes on my own goals and life with my son. Of course, I wish my son had a better father, but as we have often discussed here on SR, expectations can get us into lots of trouble!
One of my mottos: just keep swimming!