So, my children’s father is scheduled to work a double and I work both of my jobs as well. Obviously we needed to situate a baby-sitter. We asked his mother to watch the kids.

Tonight is the night I’ll be dropping the kids off but came to find out that his house isn’t stocked with food for the kids. I don’t mind feeding my kids and dropping off what they need but this is a constant issue of me finding out within hours that they need a whole house full of items for them to be able to stay there. He lives with his mother and his mother since his schedule has been posted that they would be coming over l.

I told him that I shouldn’t be constantly dropping off his 2 young kids (1,3) years if he can’t properly stock his house and I told the same thing to his mother. She got upset with me and said it’s more of my responsibility than hers to keep food for the kids. I said you’re right, and it’s also my responsibility to ensure that I’m sending my kids to people who can take care of them and what I’m seeing and what I’m always dealing with is, you and your son can’t properly provide the basics needs for his kids and I’m the one having to stock up a home that I don’t even live in.

She and her son said I was overreacting.

Maybe I am but I don’t see how they can accept taking kids into their home with no food.

That’s the thing. I pay for her gas or anything that she’s short of. Same with my children’s father. If he’s short on bills, I pay them and then I’m stuck also paying for food for their home because they don’t want to stock up. I shouldn’t be the only one trying to take care of his kids. My children’s father should at least be trying but he’s not. I feel like they are taking advantage of me.