Bad Parenting Photos
When I see the occasional "I finally got the child support check so I'm buying myself <whatever>" posts online I have the typical "that bitch!" knee-jerk reaction. Then I realize that she had probably been paying for that child's care out of her own pocket for months. She's just getting her money back.
Even so, somewhat lacking in class. Going to Vegas to blow the kid's college food, dental, and college fund on the father's dime is MUCH more likely than anything else. As I have said before, when you are a parent there are some things you don't get to do any more. Drunken weekends in Vegas are often on that list, unless you have the rest of your parenting duties wired down tight. Everyone always figures that the dad got screwed in court, and everyone figures the mom is spending dad's child support on her new boyfriend. If it didn't happen so much it wouldn't be a cliche.Paul wrote:When I see the occasional "I finally got the child support check so I'm buying myself <whatever>" posts online I have the typical "that bitch!" knee-jerk reaction. Then I realize that she had probably been paying for that child's care out of her own pocket for months. She's just getting her money back.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Well, whether she's been getting shafted on child support or not, advertising on social media that she's going to spend some of that money on herself reeks of stupid. A big reason I shut down my Facebook. I found the more upset I was becoming about the NSA stuff, the more stupid I felt having any of that out there.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren