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Job Posting: Co-Parenting Assistant / Live-In ATM / Drama Buffer
Salary: Negative $; You pay us for the privilege of working here
Location: Chaotic home environment with built-in ex-wife cameos and unpredictable teen energy
Hours: 24/7, holidays required, “time off” subject to ex-wife’s whims
Job Summary
Seeking a financially self-sufficient people pleasing woman with high libido reliable high paying income, to seamlessly merge into a man’s existing web of obligations.
The ideal candidate will help manage children from a previous relationship, coordinate with a high-conflict ex, and simultaneously contribute to household expenses — all while receiving minimal decision-making power and limited personal space.
Key Responsibilities
Bill Payment: Contribute 30–70% of household expenses, regardless of his income or how much goes to child support.
Emotional Labor: Listen to recurring rants about his ex-wife while also soothing him when he over-accommodates her.
Parenting Support: Cook, clean, and chauffeur kids who may or may not respect your authority — but still expect gifts and snacks.
Schedule Coordination: Rearrange your life for last-minute custody changes.
Conflict Buffering: Absorb tension when his ex drops by “just to talk” or calls him at inappropriate hours.
Lifestyle Downgrade Management: Adjust your own financial goals to accommodate his ongoing obligations.
Qualifications
Independent income & Nurses with purse welcome (so you can pay for the household he was already supposed to afford).
Patience for boundary breaches from both children and ex-wife.
Skilled at “smiling through” resentment when you’re paying for things that aren’t yours.
Ability to pretend you’re building a life together, even when half of it still belongs to someone else.
Must accept that your contributions will be labeled “help” instead of “essential.”
Compensation
Monetary: None (you pay him instead).
Perks: Occasional date night when he’s not broke or exhausted.
Long-Term Benefits: A front-row seat to a never-ending rerun of his past relationship, featuring you in the “replacement support system” role.
*Disclaimer: Trifling bio parents can be male or female and this is just entertainment/joke as we know not every step household is the same nor is every step household at this level of dysfunction though some are
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So you feel used
We all feel used. Nothing I can say. But you know for the next time. Most likely will have there own set of problems. I was thinking of divorcing my wife. But then what. Another screw up person. After 30 y0. It's hard to find some one normal
Lol. Classic. And sadly accurate.
A bit different for the StepDad JD, but.... close enough.
Sounds like "Making of a
Sounds like "Making of a Murderer." Damn.