Idiocy Abounds in Spring

On Thursday I gave the whole matter over to my lawyer. On Friday, she filed the motion for the back support, the orthodontist's fee and the passport application. And today, I get two emails from my ex. One says "You have to tell me all about this trip my kid is taking, or I won't sign the papers." Um...I did tell you. And what's more, it's with YOUR GRANDMOTHER, so if you really want to know, why don't you pick up the phone and call Bernice? Oh, that's right! Your mother told us last night when we talked to her that you haven't called poor Bernice in a while.

The second one says "I will send you a check for twenty percent of what I actually owe you and consider the matter closed." Well, hon, YOU can do whatever you want. The State of California, however, views the matter a little differently. They will garnish your wages, ruin your credit, and then put you in jail. You can certainly blame me if you want, or you can blame the woman you married who decided that you shouldn't have to support your daughter.

You know the sad thing? I was talking to a friend of mine, a staunch Catholic, and he actually said to me "If you remarry, does your kid's father still have to pay support?" Apparently, my ex seems to be of this school of thought. And because of it, he's planted the seeds of PISSED OFF in my poor baby's mind. She's beginning to hate him. Poor kid.