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Monday, June 08, 2009

MAN.

One thing I cannot stand is a broken promise. Especially the small, easy to keep ones. Like, I’ll pick up our child’s medicine and take it to school so he can stay there for the day. I think this one is my fav. Because then? Just when you’re getting ready to film a video segment on a sensitive topic, you get a call from the school nurse saying that the medicine never showed up and the kid can’t stay at school and his dad is not answering any of his phones, and then when you race over to the pharmacy, you hear that it was picked up hours ago. And then when you are at the school signing him out neither the nurse nor the school secretary will make eye contact. And then you drive over to see that Daddy has been home all this time, just not picking up the phone. And then you resist the urge to key his car all the way around. Because that was the car that used to be yours until you gave it to him in the divorce.

Thanks be to pink bubblegum that I have understanding friends who are willing to cover for me. I will now spend the afternoon not wanting to knock holes in the walls, because this is my house. And the negative nine hundred bucks in my account says I don’t have the luxury.

Child support? Is it really obligatory? Discuss.

Lauren From Texas said on...
06.08.09 at 12:45 PM |

Wow. I’m sorry. That sucks. You should’ve keyed the car anyway.

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06.08.09 at 12:52 PM |

Obligatory… apparently not since my ex owes me over $50,000 in child support. Taking him to court would do nothing since he is self employed and makes about $15,000 per year. He just told me that he’s not going to be able to help out with any of the graduation party expenses but then handed me the list of people he wants to invite. He better be able to come up with some tuition money in August.

I feel your pain.

Bobbi said on...
06.08.09 at 01:12 PM |

Wow. Can I just say thanks…for the perspective you’ve smucked me upside the head with today. I’m just trying to navigate a marriage but I think navigating a divorce has to be about a thousand times more complex and difficult.

Also I think I would have been hard pressed not to do something like let the air out of 4 tires….

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06.09.09 at 09:37 AM |

A man and his money are not easily parted, well at least when it comes to support of his own children.
Very easily parted in regards to guns, video game, trucks, or all manner of stupid male ego things. Hmmm.
I’m not bitter.