A man's point of view of child support
Before anyone bashes me, let me say that I am a great father. I love my kids with all of my heart and will do anything for them but child support is a complete headache and is ruining my life. I have two children with the mother of my kids. She has never had a job, so I've always been the provider for her and the children. I buy EVERYTHING. Me and her ended up breaking up over a year ago b/c all she does is lie lie lie. Since I worked full time I expected her to keep up the house we had (bathe the kids, cook, make sure they get to thier doc appts,etc) and she couldn't even do that!! She would rather sit on her ass all day for me to come home to a dirty house, dirty kids,no meal cooked, and would lie about taking the kids to their doctor visits. I told her I was leaving her b/c I couldn't be in a relationship like that..then all the sudden she claims that she pregnant again (faked a whole nine month pregnancy just to get me stay) I finally ended up leaving her for good and met this beautiful woman who is now my wife. She is everything I've ever wanted in a woman. No more stress, lies, or nothing with her. I told my kids mother that I'll still be there for the kids, which I did/was, even after I married someone else. I still made sure the kids were straight, picked them up on the weekends, and sent them bk to their mom with new clothes, pampers, etc. But my kids mother has turned into a complete crazy woman. She has her family threatening me, trying to fight me, harassing me on my job. Its gotten so bad to where I don't even feel safe going to pick up my kids anymore b/c her sisters and aunties always come outside and try to fight me. I've gotten the police involved and they are no help. To them she pretty much has the right to do whatever since she's the mother. I've tried talking to her and being rational but all she wants to do is curse me out and call me names. Now all the sudden she's put me on child support when I was already providing for the kids..even after my marriage I still made sure my kids had what they needed. She's claiming the only reason she put me on cs was not b/c she needed the money but b/c she hates my wife and is mad that I'm married. To me this isn't right. Now I'm ordered to pay almost $700 a month, and its killing my pockets. I feel less of a man b/c I'm not able to provide for my wife like I want to. I don't understand why she would put me on cs. I could see if I was a deadbeat and was denying my kids but I've done neither. The court is screwing me over and me and my wife and our child are barely getting by..I honestly, feel like getting a lawyer so I can gain full custody of my kids. I hate to take them away from their mom but something has to give. I feel like we could have handled it a better way than through child support especially when she didn't need it. Idk what else to do. I just feel helpless. My kids mother stays with her granddad now and he pays for all of her expenses. It just hurts knowing that my kids are still dirty and that she's using the money to party and keep her nails and hair done but not spending it properly on the kids.
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