In contrast, his wife’s co-parenting abilities with her ex are as volatile as it gets, and they’re both to blame.
His wife and her ex can’t be in the same room without turning on one another, and they love accusing the other person of being the reason for their failed relationship.
When he first started seeing his wife, she tried to rope him into the drama, but he put his foot down. He had no interest in painting his wife’s ex as a villain, as he didn’t know him back then.
Now he does, and he thinks he’s a nice guy. He just wishes his wife and her ex could drop their own baggage and focus on what’s important – their kids.
Earlier in the year, his wife’s ex wound up losing his job. He does have a second job, but it hardly pays as much as the one he lost.
Since he underwent a change in income, his wife’s ex was required to pay less money in child support.
After their oldest celebrated their 18th birthday, the child support requirement was reduced even further.
He didn’t ask his wife for details, nor did he question her about what she did with the child support money.
To him, it was none of his concern, just like it’s not appropriate for his wife to stick her nose in his arrangement with his ex.
“But now she says she’s not getting enough and doesn’t have enough for things like getting her hair done, spa days, paying for her insurance, her phone, putting gas in her car, and she needs me to cover her,” he said.
“I have a set amount of money that comes in every month, and every dollar is accounted for. I pay what I need for my kids; I pay my mortgage on time; I pay my bills on time; I make sure there is food in the refrigerator and the cupboards; I pay all my insurance; I pay everything I have to pay.”