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Desperate Housewives

Ok, it’s 9.25pm on Monday night. I’m posting at 9.35pm.

Desparate Housewives is wrapping up. We’re all on the couch.

It’s the episode where Bree gets married then Gaby and Carlos find their embryo was switched at the fertility
clinic.

They sit in the car on the way home.

He says ‘at least the divorce will be simpler without a baby’

She says ‘yeah, I suppose’

Wait for it…he then says ‘yeah, see you at the mediators’

Did I hear right?

What he doesn’t say is ‘ see you in court’ or ‘so sue me’ or ‘my lawyer will call your lawyer’

What he does say is ‘see you at the mediators’ !!

What does that tell you??

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Geoff Sharp

Geoff Sharp is a Commercial Mediator from Wellington, New Zealand. Geoff works in the Asia Pacific region, including New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand and Pacific Islands. He is a mediator resolving business problems. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and mediates complex and hotly debated litigation covering… MORE >

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