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iowa - can a child decide

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Submitted by dakotamom on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 10:33pm

i live in Iowa - ss15 wants to live with DH and I because somewhere Dh got the idea in his head that at 16 the skids can decide where they want to live - i have searched the iowa child support websites and can't find this to be true - nor can i find anywhere to discredit it.

does anyone know??

college visit

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Submitted by dakotamom on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 11:56am

I took ss17 to a college visit yesterday with DH. we got all signed in and waiting and in walks BM "oh dont worry i wont interrupt i'm here to fill out financial aid info". the receptionist asked ss17 to verify if he was applying for 11-12 school year and if he would be living on campus. BM -NO he will not - this costs enough as it is.

ss15 wants to move in

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Submitted by dakotamom on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 1:07pm

so ss15 - the one that's been ignoring me since Christmas and just told me that he does it becasue he feels like it - told his father that he wants to move in with us when he's 16....april 7th. i haven't been asked my opinon and i hope to hell that Dh says no. this topic came up this summer and Dh said that moving this late in the game would cause havoc on school and losing friends - ss said that he's commute - oh yea - who is going to pay for your gas because i sure as hell won't!

ot facebook mothers love message

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Submitted by dakotamom on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 9:50am

so i saw this message on a friend of mine on facebook - my response was "not for me - i'm only a stepmom"!

here's the original message:
Mothers think about their children day and night,even when they are grown. Mothers love their children in a way that they will never understand. Mothers will be there for their children when no one else will. Mothers would take a bullet,stand in front of a train & ask God to take them instead of their child. If you have a child or children that you love as much as I love mine, post this as your status.

ot - other people's opinions dont mean shit

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Submitted by dakotamom on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 12:02pm

i had my work review yesterday and in my opinion it is COMPLETE bullshit having someone review you and tell you the bad you're doing at your job when they dont even know what it is you do. i was told i've been seen on the internet - i said yes probably around 1030 and again 3ish. i said that's when i usually take my breaks. some people go for a walk, some go out and smoke, i look on the internet - i'm not on inappropriate websites - usually the local news stations and yahoo. they had nothing to say.

hurt feelings

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Submitted by dakotamom on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 12:48pm

I've been gone from home since Friday when I left for my Grandmother's funeral. when i got home neither skid said anything to me. i asked DH if they knew Gma passed - yes - he told them when they got there. i'm not asking for a card, flower, hug - i just thought a simple "sorry about your gma" wasn't too much to ask. well apparently it was. I've spend as much of the entire last week with her while she was in hospice as possible. My husband stayed behind.

ss - you're 17...grow up!

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Submitted by dakotamom on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 11:33am

SS17 refuses to talk about his college decision and DH doesnt' want to brng it up because it stresses his baby boy out....are you Fn kidding me???
I contacted a couple colleges a week or so back about information in ss's very limited area of interest in school. Wednesday night DH told me to just let SS17 figure out his future himself, he's been ungrateful and unappreciative and to just let him take control for a while of his future.

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