Not sure if this is MLC but...

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Is this better?

Hey H.

Here's the thing about the bills and the money. I'm sincerely not trying to be a b!tch when I ask you about it. I'm not using it as a tool to manipulate or be spiteful towards you. I don't want you to be broke at the end of the month. When you chose to move out, the assumption was that you would be able to financially support yourself in addition to continuing to contribute to your half of our shared bills.

I understand that during the first few months of this separation, the money situation is going to be difficult. I'm not asking that you pay me the entire $1K+ that you owe me for your half of bills right away. I am, however, going to need more than a couple hundred here, a couple hundred there.

And to be short and sweet and to the point - I have bills of my own, and you have bills of your own. At this point, it's none of my concern what you spend outside of what you need to give me, and I feel that it is none of yours what I spend on my bills and my extras. Our #1 financial concern needs to be that the kids have a roof over their heads and that the joint expenses are taken care of. I know you'll get caught up, but I don't want to perpetually pick up the slack because you feel that I have more "extra" than you.

Thanks for reading, I hope you understand me better and don't think I'm just being a PITA when I'm asking you for a check.