Chip Chick
Her youngest child, her son, is 10-years-old, so she is responsible for all of his needs. She is a single mother, so she has to fund whatever her ex-partner’s child support doesn’t cover for her son’s necessities.
Ava is under the assumption that since she is essentially a high school “Super Senior,” she shouldn’t have to be financially responsible for her housing, groceries, clothing, or any other frivolous purchases. In Ava’s view, she is still a high schooler, even though she is legally an adult.
It’s terrible that Andrew ghosted Ava because it solidified the fact that he’s a bad person and started dating someone from his college.
This made it clear that he’s immature, and she’s concerned that Ava won’t start taking more responsibility unless she explicitly lays out what the consequences would be if she chose not to.
“I told her that she either has to show me concrete proof that she’s working toward a GED and then, if she passes, some sort of certification (in which case I’ll let her stay for free), or she needs to get a job. She can ask her sister if any restaurants are hiring or if a gym needs a front desk clerk. Whatever,” she explained.
In response to this, Ava expressed that she’d rather prefer to work on her schooling than get a job. She told Ava that regardless of the situation, Andrew was the baby’s father.
In addition, she said that Andrew’s young age doesn’t give him an excuse to get away with not paying any child support.
From her perspective, Andrew should be held accountable just like a 39-year-old man would be if he got his wife pregnant and then abandoned her.
Unfortunately, Ava was furious with her.
“Either Andrew or his siblings got into her head and said that if she filed, he would lose his scholarship or be forced out of college. And that the judge would probably say that Andrew cannot make any money in college, so she gets no support,” she shared.
She pointed out to Ava that she had no idea how expensive diapers and other baby supplies were, and if she chose not to file for child support, she would discover very quickly how much all of this is because she would be giving her $100 and kicking her out.
