Why me

by Terrie Henderosn
(Ozark, Alabama)

I am a step parent actually but my husband was married before and had 3 kids. ALL OF THEM got to stay with MOM. Yet now the oldest has went into the navy. The youngest was left at our door step and the middle has moved in with us only to leave because her daddy wouldn't let her date a older guy who was shady in our opinion, yet her MOM, yea good ole mom say well I will let you date him so she wanted to move back in with her mom. She only lived with us for 10 months yet now she has come back. Her mom never got custody of her again she didn't want to pay for that nor has she paid for any child support ever to us although my husband paid for 10 years working 2 jobs for 3 Kids yet we have to come up with 2500.00 dollars just for her to pay 234.00 a month? If we had 2500.00 we wouldnt' be asking for child support yet we are struggling badly and its sad that my husband did without yet she is going to school to be a nurse and only works partime and she says I'm sorry I don't have any money to give you. Well we don't have money to raise the 2 kids 1 yes 2 no yet she gets to do what she wants only because we can't come up with 2500.00 or even if we did what the point his daughter is 17 and his youngest 14. The ex just gloats over not having to pay and tries to make the kids think she is great. Its sad to me that he(my husband , never got to do the things he wanted to do with his children since he had to pay her so much for 3 kids yet she can lavish them with in my opinion junk just to say Yea see your daddy didn't do this but I did. Well daddy paid Child support you don't so you are not so great to me. What is wrong with this picture? everthing and its so unfair to us and most of all THE KIDS!!!!!! Yet this is what we get for being good parents and not selfish parents as her mom and new hubby are.