I Know I'm Going to Need My Abortive When......

.........I wake up this color.



...........I've seen this all night long.
sure, it's pretty and colorful and all - but the dancing and swirling of it, I know I can do without.



...........I hear the music of buzz and tweet in my ears and head.



............When I dropped my precious cargo off at their um, well, right now I'm at a loss for nice words; anyway, I was asked if I would consider letting he and his wife (entering her residency) give them one of the children for a tax write-off. (his words ) Because, afterall, this will be the last year he gets a refund from his child-support - as in the kick-back we give for the child tax credit. Yes, I said that correctly. The children live with me, I give him a kick-back on the child tax credit.



Since I have had been divorced, I have only claimed the kids for the past three years - this being the third year. For the first three, he claimed, even though, they lived with me. I never saw a dime of - well anything as far as the tax credit or the taxes that I was owed. As a matter of fact, I even waved a portion of my child support. Because of the guilt of divorce. I have since lost the stupidity of guilt and gained a spine. We pay all of, ALL of the expenses for the kids; insurance to pencils and gum, not to mention school supplies - all of it. My head is pouunding at the moment.



This is the final year of the kick-back, as I call it. And he mentioned to me yesterday, that his wife, who is now licensed in the US and seeking her residency, wants to claim MY children to get a nice little tax exemption. (his words) My children who not only do NOT live with her, but that other than the child support he pays, they get angry and refuse to add to when asked.



An example; "Dad, I need a cover for a project. " While they were out shopping. His response, "That's what I pay your Mother child support for." The cover, a mere 15cents - no lie.



Each time they ask for something, that is his reply. Fine. Mind you, that is his responsibility.

It is not my responsibility, however, to make sure that they, who are both able bodied, can make a tax exemption. Adopt.



I cannot work at the moment. My job right now, and by the way, has been, to raise MY kids. I do a great job. Get your own kids, if you want a write-off. Don't have him ask me to give you one of mine. Because you just gave me a migraine, B*tch.

Deborah