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So DH has been paying Crazy $650/month for Demon and SS18, 50/50 custody. When this was decided 2 years ago, Crazy allegedly made $36K/year, although they accepted that amount without her submitting her taxes or anything. SS graduated high school in June, which is when DH is done with CS in our state. He filed to take him off in July. The CS agency said nope- even with taking SS off, CS wouldn't be reduced by "$50 or 10%", so they wouldn't reduce the payment of $650/month. DH filed to have a judge review.
Have y'all ever dealt with Disneyland Dads who stayed willfully obtuse?
At what point did they come out of denial? And finally see the truth that they were being used as walking ATMS/Beck n Call B*tches/Emotional support lap dogs?
Hi all, SS13 lives with us full time and his mum sees him one weekend every 2 months (her choice) SS has been having violent outbursts at school and has always had issues. He recently started a new school 2 months ago and he's already been suspended twice for hitting people. Today we had a report that he punched another boy at the back of the head and he had put his hands on a girls waist even though he had been told not to, his reasoning was that he found it funny.
I am very new here, but have scoured all of your stories and have found such peace just knowing that I am not alone. My story is similar to many here. I have two wonderful sons of my own that I have co-parented with the greatest father I could have ever asked for for my children. We might not have made it as a romantic partnership (married 19 years) but we maintained love and respect for each other after the divorce and have always put our boys first. So they are extremely well adjusted young men (15 and 20.) My ex has always been tough, as I am; but always loving and fair.
I have severe claustrophobia - so bad that I cannot tolerate being in a crowded venue, unable to move around without touching people (nightmare for a Finn!). It's due to something my oldest brother did to me when I was 5yo. My entire family knows, but most are now of the opinion that I need to "just get over it".
Christmas is coming up and of course that means the annual gift-grabbing pilgrimage of Little Idiot (SD24.5). Unfortunately, this year she is in for a bit of surprise. We are not going to my parents house this year for the holiday.
Well the update is SD played the old 'I have anxiety about coming to your house so I'm going to stay with mum this weekend' card. All because DH said no to her going to this sleep over. He doesn't know how to respond to her. I told him he needs to let her know that her behaviour is unacceptable and he will be discussing it with her.
SS12 and SD10 are nearing the early teenage years. Thanks to Toxic BM buying her 9 and 10 old (at the time) phones with SIM cards they are acting older than their age. Unlimited and unparented access to social media, all hours of the day/night access and yes they both have seen porn. This also comes with air of entitlement, and 'I am mature for my age' crap. It's hard to see and cope with. They don't bring their phones to our house so DH has no control of it what so ever.
Today I watched my SO in the restaurant give in to his teen and tween kids again and let them have ice cream shake before the meal arrives, then proceed to get through a pile of fries, complain they're too full to even touch the burger, but not too full to request more ice cream for dessert. My SO obliged to all of this, despite me discretely pointing all this out in early stages when it could all still be addressed.
It has been a toxic nightmare for 18 years, my DH and I went no contact with adult SDs in the last 2 years. My DH has recently been diagnosed with dementia, the SDs continue the pressures they have recruited my sister in law and her daughter and now they are all pressing that we need to let them back into our lives because they are family. We are dealing with narcissists and already know they will only cause problems, take advantage of our situation and cause huge upsetting that we don't need. In the past things were so bad, their behavior was affecting my health.
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