Well since essentially all of us are paying for your bills, what did you do during the day for two years?
I mean if your GF came home and saw you playing video games or watching tv on the couch all day, I can see why she might think of you as a mooch.
As I said, aside from taking care of D3 and the house, I spend my time searching for jobs, making phone calls or emailing my resume to places locally.
I could have found a job within a month of being laid off if I could have looked outside the area...but I was told to get a job elsewhere would mean I would go on my own without my ex or D3. Nice how supportive she was, right?
And what was I supposed to do...keep checking the job boards every 5 minutes from the time I woke up til I went to bed to see if a new one was posted...or continue cleaning until after she got home at 1 or 2 in the morning?
And while I took care of D3 and the house, she slept almost half the day...literally. Over 11 hours of sleep....then got up and played with D3 for a few mins and went off to work.
The sad thing was, even when I worked I still did most of this. Back then she would sleep til 10 or 11 and let D3 (then D1) lay in her crib awake until my ex felt like getting out of bed. Then she'd take (D1) and go have lunch with her dad or run to the mall...and I'd come home, get cleaned up and start working on dinner. She'd leave to go to work and I'd do laundry etc.
So yeah...I was a huge mooch.
And I wouldnt say I'm living scot free...I dont have to worry about where my and D3's next meal comes from...but I'm not living a luxurious life. I manage my money well and plan for the future. My car is 11 years old, my computer is 9 years old, and I dont even have cable TV...or high speed internet (which is a crime nowadays apparently). I share a dial up service with my family (which they let me use).
