STBXH brought the boys back home earlier this evening and he had something for me. He handed it over and I asked what it was. He said a check, I said ok. I assumed he meant for child/spousal support.
Anyway, I just opened it. It was a piece of paper wrapped around a check for a hundred bucks. There was a note:
"I know it's not much but I know sometimes money is probably tight for you too. I appreciate you always working with me on my crazy work schedule. Please take this money and use it to do something fun with the kids. You and the kids deserve it, actually you guys deserve all a he** of a lot more. Thank you for everything, GF."
Am I sick in the head to feel upset by this? The kids and I "deserve a he** of a lot more"...yet he FOUGHT to get support lowered. Not once, but TWICE, and both times he succeeded. He claims that the boys and I take over half his income and he says he is about to lose the house because he can hardly afford it along with his personal bills.
I just don't get it. On one hand, I want to say thanks and leave it at that. That is most likely what I will do anyway. But on the other hand, .... I knew overtime wasn't going away. I don't care so much about the spousal, but the CS...his children are receiving much less than what they should be...and that is a TOUGH pill to swallow. I've had to cut way back to stay on budget...while he manages to go skydiving, rock climbing, buying big ticket items, about to buy a new car...........whatever.
Vent over.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. ~ Joseph Campbell
