As I have previously blogged, BM refuses to take her daughter to the dentist. So I had to take her and pay to have a tooth pulled. We asked BM to take her to the dentist in her home state to get a root canal done because we can't get an appointment before the SDs go back home. BM refused so DH and I are planning a trip to their home state so we can take her to the dentist. It is a huge expense. So you can imagine my anger when my DH received a call yesterday from BM's grandma. She called to tell DH that BM is in a hard place and she needs help. Her grandma told him that we need to buy the SDs new school clothes and shoes. Her reasoning is that we don't pay enough in child support or out of pocket costs. And BM has 3 other children that she needs to provide for! First of all, those other 3 kids are not my problem. And BM, gets 30% of DH's paycheck. And, I just spent hundreds of dollars in dental bills. DH told her grandma that he would need to think about it and decide what was appropriate. Then he got off the phone. Well BM's grandma wasn't satisfied with that. She called my MIL and gave her the pity trip. MIL can't stand BM, but she feels bad that the SDs won't have any clothes or shoes for school. She is worried about them being made fun of (something that was a problem last year). She called DH and asked him what she should do. He told her nothing, but she really wants to send them some stuff. She isn't going to buy them anything, just send some clothes she has been keeping at her house. BM hasn't been letting them visit her anyways. Well this wasn't good enough for BM's grandma. She wants us to buy them all new clothes and cover all their school supplies. To which, DH told her that he isn't discussing this with her any further. I am sorry, but if BM is so hard up, why doesn't she get off her lazy ass and get a job? Just saying.