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Comments (3)Marie, son moved home for financial reasons. He was laid off from his job for about 8 months and he and wifey diecided to open his own business. He got a business loan and bought all the equipment and was building up a nice clientel when wifey ran off with an Internet boyfriend. At this point he just can't afford the $1000 a month child support/alimony + $750 house payment and the business loan payment. So he does the support/alimony + the business loan. Had to sell the house. He is trying to save for a cheaper place, but it takes time especially paying lawyers. The courts decided his payments according to "potential income" not "real income". Plus Hubby and I had 3 empty bedrooms and we all are emotionally devastated with the pending divorce. It is very messy....See MoreCelebrating Christmas Early
Comments (1)One year when my children were small we had plans to go to Disney World in Florida for Christmas. We had our Christmas at home early so the kids could be with grandparents and open all their gifts. It worked out great! And the kids had a great time at Disney World. Dancey...See MorePicture Problems
Comments (27)Hi mom2emall - glad I'm not the only one - I just feel the need to vent, humor me for a moment if you don't mind since I can't do this in real life - My DH ex did much the same as what you just described, in our situation the vehicle was actually repoed and then, since DH was co-signer, the creditor came after DH. We paid thousands in legal fees and his credit was destroyed for many years. A year after she left DH she went out and got a credit card in his name and maxed it out buying items for the new house she was living in with her new significant other -only thing that saved him from having to pay that bill was the fact that he had already filed for divorce - his lawyer contacted the attorney general of our state who intervened and forced the creditor to reissue the debt in her name only - all this while she had no regard for how her child was being fed or clothed - before and after I came along she was in and out of his life when it was convenient for her, sometimes we went years and never heard a word from her - honestly that was easier - when she came around my SS was a mess for weeks afterwards. Once when my SS was in 2nd grade - she called and asked DH if she could pick him up from school the next day - he told her yes foolishly thinking great maybe she's going to start actually taking an interest in her child. The day came and at 5 pm she calls the house asking me if I have SS. What? No you asked if you could pick him up - and her response? Oh, well I forgot I have no idea where he is. School let out at 3 pm - he was 7 years old at this time. In retrospect I guess we should have been grateful she even bothered calling to let us know he was missing - The biggest thing that gets under my skin about this woman is that for 10 + years now, I & DH have been raising her child without a dime of support from her, yet she has plenty of money to buy cigarettes, to feed her numerous cats & dogs, and to go out drinking - I guess it really does come down to what your priorities are in life. I have never said one bad word about this woman to my SS or in front of him ever - I have had to leave the room and even the house at times in order not to - and people wonder why I cannot stand the sight of her - why it is a BATTLE to remain civil. I understand there are plenty of good BM - I try not to lump them all in the same category - I think my SS's BM is an extreme example of one of the worst, when I read your story about the school pictures I laughed out loud. Its exactly something I could picture her doing as well....See MoreWhat do you do to your kids?
Comments (13)I think this article is tongue-in-cheek and was not meant to be taken seriously or literally. OK, I'll cop to it, but I think a lot of parents did/do this. I had 3 kids in less than 4 years and I was usually more exhausted than they were at the end of the day. Occasionally, when they were too young to catch it, I would skip pages during the bedtime story to hurry things along and get more "me" time in the evenings. Maire-Cate.....would you believe until I was 7 (I was the youngest and had 3 older brothers) my parents didn't even put the tree up until we were all in bed Christmas Eve. They were up all night decorating the tree, putting bikes and toys together, setting up the train set, etc.....I don't know how they did it! Forgot to add....after opening presents, mom making breakfast, we'd all get dressed and go to Mass. Lunch and later on Christmas dinner.....no dishwashers in those days. Mom must have been up for two days straight....bless her heart!...See Morebpath
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