To start: SD12 and SS17 are not DHs biokids, but we're raising them in addition to SD13 because BM pretty much decided last year that she didnt want to be a mom, fine, no big deal, its been fine. Last year, she claimed all 3 kids on her taxes. Kinda pissed me off, since we had SS17 since March, but only the girls since June. I let it slide, since it only would have given me an extra $150.

DH has another child with another BM, not the one whose kids live with us. Paternity was never established so we're not sure if its his or not. Couple months ago the FL Dept of Revenue put a $31k lien on our joint acct. I hired an atty to dispute it. Turns out DH in a moment of stupidity signed a notorized document agreeing it was his kid and he was gonna pay the BM $120/month. She got stupid and he stopped paying. So she got on welfare and now they want him to pay them back for all the assistance she received. My issue was that they had no business tagging my account.

My skids can be a major pain in my butt, but every once in a while they'll do something to validate what I'm doing. Today my SD13 came home with a library book of Dr. Suess stories to read to the babies. She hates to read, so it's really a big deal to me. She's sitting on the floor right now with one in her lap and reading aloud to them. She's stumbling over the words, but it means so much to me that she's trying.