MLC? Maybe you can tell me...

[Bird]

Thanks, Gordie and FightOn.... yeah, he certainly doesn't seem to be backing down from his need to run away. So here's a guy who left us and moved into his own place, makes twice as much as me and is also (allegedly) having an affair with his former boss. But he wants to drill down the amount he's paying me both for child support and alimony. As their mother, I will always do most of the shopping with them - clothes, school supplies, etc. But he thinks it should be lower since we share custody 50/50. They don't even like going to his house, apparently they don't do anything when they are with him and he's always grouchy (he never used to be grouchy - I always had the shorter fuse). I feel like it's just propelling forward down a dark path now.

On the GAL front, I got my first tattoo last night! It's a phoenix. I've been thinking about it for several months now and decided to take the plunge. I wanted a reminder to look at to remember that I will continue to rise up at times (like today) when I feel like I can't do it. It might be a little reactionary, but I like it so it's ok. I always said I wasn't going to get one until I had a design and placement in mind that meant something personal to me. In college I almost got a daisy chain on my hip when it occurred to me that it meant nothing and I walked out. Now it means something and I'm really happy with it.