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August 19, 2005, 8:40 pm PDT

Just look at things differently

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My ex husband recently moved 1000 miles away.  His new wife got a "better job"  So he quit his perfectly good job with department of transportation and moved to be with her.  He has been very speratic with his visitation.  Making a few then we won't hear from him for a month and a half.  My children hadn't seen or talked to him for over a month and the last time he saw them he broke the news.  Since then my daughter who is almost five is wetting the bed and my son who is six is having trouble in school.  He is also steeling money from his sister.  I am so worried about them.  Their dad wants me to pay for half of the visitation witch is not in my budget.  On one hand i think things will be fine but on the other the thought of going to court and fighting with him really stresses me out.  and the thought of my children being so far away on visitation with someone i don't completely trust scares me.  With him not working i worry about child support and taking care of my children. He says he knows he still has to support them and laughs at me. He has another child and i used to have to send money for him because he wouldn't get a job. I just need help in handleing all of my emotions so i can help my children.  I feel like a horrible mom because i have to disapline and comfort and sometimes i feel like my children don't like me.

From what I understand from my divorce, He can't make you pay to send the children to him if it was his choice to move. They may even tell him that he needs to pay more support because he is not with the children as often which means more daycare for you, more one on one time, and obviously if the children are not with him as often it cost you more to raise them.  So I would look into that. Don't let him stress you out. I try and look at it like this. I do not have to share my daughter and go through all the crazy mess of missing her on holidays. I get 365 days of peace and quite  from an ex husband who obviously doesn't know what he is doing to his child. Of course him and his new wife call and harrass me, but.. I have stopped answering the phone now. 

  

  

 


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