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Lalena75's picture

All has been mostly quiet on the BM front (well mostly SO doesn't tell me when she texts some dumb rant as he never responds to it)
But my own ex and bio's are tearing me apart. I played the good parent never alienated my kids against there dad even though he did that on his own I instead talked him up as their dad and tried to push for he and them to work things out. Suddenly he's FOTY and his gf is playing MOTY to my bios like out of nowhere.
I've been suspicious somethings up and I knew what it was going to be..... the cs. He's now 2256$ in arrears he has stated flat out cs comes directly from his unemployment so him being behind isn't his fault (dumbass) and that he will not bother to get hired anywhere till he runs out of unemployment. (though he's been offered good work at good pay). He went from never asking for his kids to asking for them all the time like every other day. Mind you just a month ago I reported to cps, and the police that not only was he using drugs in front of the kids, but buying and selling and his gf's 14 y/o was going around stealing pot from them to smoke and sell. I had to report it, and what happened you ask nothing not a god damn thing not even an investigation, I called the officer I had spoke to to see if they needed anymore info or written statement and he told me "mam your the exw were not gonna bother getting involved in fake reports in a custody case." me- "there is no custody case we're divorced have been for 3 years and I have sole custody this is about the welfare of 3 children one who isn't even mine and breaking the law". Him- "Sorry we can't help you" WTF!
So the other night I got to thinking what was going on and asked the exh when he planed to pay the arrears him: "I'm gonna tryn take care of it at tax time"
Me: cept you won't get any, unemployment combine with what your behind how you figure that? U couldn't pay it off last year and even then I got all your return a whole 65$, besides they'll be after your license before tax time."
Him: "Well if I got the tax money u promised me last year it would been paid then, N if u kept that agreement this year, it would probly pay it again, But im sure u won't. I'm done talkin bout it"

(back story: prior to the divorce after him hounding me daily to agree to give 30% of my return and I keep 70%, then switch the next year and I get 30% he gets 70%, this was the only issue he had with our divorce not me taking sole custody, not paying the alimony or cs, not me keeping the house and everything in it, but the tax return he wanted to claim one of the kids he doesn't and never has paid close to 50% of living expenses, nor would he have them 50% of the time, I said no my income my return I care for the kids my return I get a large return as I'm below the line and get earned income credit he wanted that $, so to stop him hounding I verbally agreed to the 30/70 to shut him up and sign the divorce it is NOT in the CO, he has no proof and not a leg to stand on nor does he deserve it, however last year he was 1700$ in arrears and dragged the kids into it to get me to give him the promised $ so I paid off 1000 of his back cs that was owed to me anyway so a loss of 1000$ he should of given me, just so he'd shut up to me and the kids)
So where were we oh yeah I flip my shit.
Me: "Get a job lazy ass I'm not paying YOUR fucking responsibility, are you that delusional? I should pay ur responsibility I paid 1000$ of the 1700$ last year and u still didn't pay the rest and keep up as YOU promised. It's on you no one but you."

He showed the kids this and how mom's a liar and a thief keeping HIS promised money from him so that he can't pay what he would if I gave him the money I owe him!! WTF and how now he could lose his license because of me.
The worst part the kids both asked to stay there an extra night my dd and I got into it over his crap and the fact that suddenly she wants to stay there more as his roommate is moving out (who pays half the bills hows he gonna pay now his gf just got a part time minimum wage job he sells pot) so my dd and his gf's dd will have a bigger room and my ds his own room again. I wanted to know why she wants to be there when all she's done is complain and I make her take her complaints to the source, have I done something? She says no, he's finally caring and shows he wants them so she wants to be there, then says "oh by the way since his gf will have the car I'm gonna walk here in the morning so you can take me to school" I'm hurt and crying at this point and told her "nope as it is driving you is not on my way to work and I will not go out of my way if you are with your dad he can deal with it or you can walk." she started screaming "Well that's freakin nice to know I'm in your way!" I told her to "go out the door to her dad's car I was not going to be disrespected like that when I've spent 17 years going out of my way for my kids you want time with dad then it's on him not me."
Then I went and cried, my ds apparently went too. I'm gonna graduate in 1 yr then I'm selling my house and leaving I can't do this, be rejected by my own kids because I've done the right things, I've been a parent. I've only done all the work I do, school I do, parenting and involvement with my kids like I do for THEM, without them there isn't anything left for me here, I just want to run away. I hate my exh I hope he dies I truely do, but most of all I just want to leave this place and go far the fuck away.

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StickAFork's picture

Take a deep breath. You've done a lot for your kids and they love you.

Instead of blaming everything on your XH and your kids, stop and ask yourself if there's ANYthing your actions have contributed here. That may give you a starting point for talking to your kids and working through your relationships with them.
From what I can see:

You lied to your XH to get what you wanted from him. That was wrong and manipulative. You should acknowledge that. (No, I don't think you should give him 30% of your tax return, but you need to make this right with your kids. He isn't lying to them to make you look bad.)

You are receiving half of this man's monthly income and bitching that it's not enough. That makes you come across as a money grubbing BM...and your kids already said they're "in your way." It's not a leap for them to decide you only want them around for the money. Teens can be really stupid.
I was there. My XH was on unemployment for two years. I got half of it, and that was only half of the CS ordered monthly. for years now, there has been no payments.

I always try to encourage people to look at what THEY can do about the situation they are unhappy with. If they can claim some ownership, they have some power to change things. When we whine and complain and blame other, we give them ALL the power in our situation.

I think you have some power here. It's up to you to determine what you're going to do about it.

kathc's picture

Do not call anyone and say "My ex husband is smoking pot in front of my kids"

Call the police from a pay phone and say, "Hey, these people are dealing drugs", do NOT give your name (they will ask but you do NOT have to give it, tell them you are afraid they might find out who reported them and you wish to remain anonymous).