People never fail to amaze. They don't want YOU around, but they always want your money to be present! The amazing part is they never seem to realize how batshit crazy that sounds.
My second wife was such a one. When we separated, I was paying most of her bills, and mine, too. To do that, I was working as much overtime as I could ( I put in over a 120 hours one week - that was grueling!), and then living off ramen noodles and frozen burritos at home. I was ok with that, because I wanted to make sure the kids were taken care of whether I was there or not.
But evidently it wasn't enough. She took me to court to increase child support payments. I reckon she felt like she didn't have enough spare money or something.
So the judge took into account my salary and how much I had previously been giving her, and shook his head. He awarded her child support, but in a much, MUCH lower amount than I had already been giving her.
When we walked out of the court room, she caught up to me and had the nerve to say "but you can still give me what you have been giving me, right?"
Nope. I told her she had taken me to court, the court had spoken, and she got what she got, as court-ordered. I added that this would allow me to make sure the kids were VERY well taken care of while they were at my house, and while they were at hers, well, she could just figure that shit out and make what she was getting work just like I had been doing to be able to give her all that money. And I laughed... and laughed... and laughed as I walked away.
The greed of some folks will boggle the mind, and the fact they think it is somehow "owed" to them is even more mind boggling.
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My second wife was such a one. When we separated, I was paying most of her bills, and mine, too. To do that, I was working as much overtime as I could ( I put in over a 120 hours one week - that was grueling!), and then living off ramen noodles and frozen burritos at home. I was ok with that, because I wanted to make sure the kids were taken care of whether I was there or not.
But evidently it wasn't enough. She took me to court to increase child support payments. I reckon she felt like she didn't have enough spare money or something.
So the judge took into account my salary and how much I had previously been giving her, and shook his head. He awarded her child support, but in a much, MUCH lower amount than I had already been giving her.
When we walked out of the court room, she caught up to me and had the nerve to say "but you can still give me what you have been giving me, right?"
Nope. I told her she had taken me to court, the court had spoken, and she got what she got, as court-ordered. I added that this would allow me to make sure the kids were VERY well taken care of while they were at my house, and while they were at hers, well, she could just figure that shit out and make what she was getting work just like I had been doing to be able to give her all that money. And I laughed... and laughed... and laughed as I walked away.
The greed of some folks will boggle the mind, and the fact they think it is somehow "owed" to them is even more mind boggling.
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