Little Ex rant... I know it is silly compaired to most of yours.

AlwaysForgetful

Ex sent me a FB message complaining that he only got $1000 Pell Grant and he refused to take out a $400 school loan to go full time. So he decided to go part time, meaning 1 class. Then he found out he needed more credits for the Pell Grant to cover classes. So he added a 2nd class. Only now the school told  him that based on the credits he is taking, he gets less money (I told him that) and will still need to come up with money by a certain date or his classes will be dropped.

Now he is upset because he is "trying to do the right thing by not taking on more debt". I tried not to laugh since I took on almost all debt from the marriage just so he would stop fighting and the divorce would be over. He STILL has no drivers license and in the last almost 5 years since we have separated has not tried to pay on the tickets. He lives with his mother and has no bills there. When he does work, he works under the table.

We pay out of pocket for the 1-2 classes I take each semester. We are not rich, but we live within our means AND we are about to have an addition added on (2 bedroom does not cut it with our brood) and moving is out of the question due to this areas housing market. We knew this and have been saving like mad for 2 1/2 years. This semester I am not taking classes due to the addition starting at the end of the month and I am due in October. Still, I get no daycare help when I do take classes. DH works till 6pm 5 nights a week and then on Saturday morning. Yet I do not cry to Ex.

Sorry for his bad luck! Maybe he should stop buying all his computer/electronic toys and he would have money... Or maybe stop going out every morning. I see the pictures on FB.

I am trying not to get angry because he accused us of trying to outshine him because he spent $4.50 on K's birthday gift for next week and we spent $60. Ok, I was not aware that $60 was over the top. It really makes me want to stop including him in the birthday parties. We only do it now because we all get along for the most part and DH and I both believe that family is important. We know Ex will actually bother to come see the kids for their birthday if he is invited. Also he will bring his mother (who has taken on a grandma roll with DH and my daughter). Which is very nice. I know she does not need to. Part of me thinks she does it because while she does not agree Ex should pay any child support and does not like how visitation is written. Still she realizes how we do work to keep them included in things and let them know when we will be in town, when the boys have any sports or anything, and so on.

I know Ex has money. He was telling me how he just got paid $ for this one job when I met him in his town so he could "take part" in back to school shopping (but I was covering the costs). Then tell me I was paying to much for things and I should just let the boys eat school lunch. Umm, no. C is autistic and K has severe acid reflux. School food here is not all it's cracked up to be. I need to keep tab on the fat and what not that K has and keep as many chemicals and dyes out of both of their foods. This has proven to not only help C but also K. Yes, it costs more, but guess what? It's better for them. I am sure sometimes they would like to have a "hot" lunch. So I bought 2 containers to do so as well as a "cool" thermos to send their drink to school in. Both were on sale and came highly recommended from other moms.

Then again Ex and his mother both have acid reflux and eat like poo. They eat fast food for at least one meal a day and drink soda all day. So I am sure they do thi