So I offerred for W to take some money out of the "Trust" account to spend on her trip this weekend. I told her that would be fair since I got $ for my trip with the kids and I would support it for her too. She said she had thought about it, but didn't think she could because it would be a violation of the court order. I told her that it really is just an agreement between us as to how we agree to spend the money. She said she would just get by with what she has. She and our kids are staying in the same room as her brother, his W and their 2 kids. Doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me. I think she is really broke and I could afford to give her something like $100. Should I do that or just let her eek it out?

Also, do I teach her how to use the lawn tractor or let her suffer through trying to figure it out herself. I'm guessing that I should be nice and show her, but I always seem to do the wrong thing, so I thought I'd ask for advice.

Thanks all.