damn, some fucked up stories in this thread........
I have custody of both of my kids and I don't collect child support from the ex........It was ordered, but when the judge said that he thought $10 a week was fair, I almost lost it in the court room...........after we got out I just told her to keep her $10........this is in Jersey,btw.....
rewind back to when she had our daughter(oldest), she was living in Cali and got on welfare, well the state came after me, right off the bat the judge had me paying $350 a week........ mean while shorty's sitting at home not doing shit, mind you, this is an "Educated Strong Black Woman" as she likes to call herself........anyway once we got everything settled, the case closed, they still took my wages for 3 months, and I don't see them paying me back a penny....and until recently that shit was still on my credit report like I owed the state of Cali money



......my lawyer had to get involved to get it removed.....but still no money back
fast forward 3 drama filled years later, she relocated to Jersey and we now have 2 kids (boy and girl), and I have custody of them
she's currently working as a waitress where she makes $40 a day in tips on a good day, she moves every other month, see her kids maybe once every other week.....never calls but I make it a point to call her and let the kids talk to her.....
I'm not gonna lie, it's hard as fuck to be a single dad, but you know what?....I rather survive on 3hrs of sleep and work 12hr days and KNOW that my kids are good, I get alot of support from the fam(mostly help with babysitting), and it's still very difficult.....but, and it's a big BUT...I have peace of mind, I know where my kids are, what they do, who's around them, etc.......and it's all worth it!
the irony in all this, I'm just an ex-military guy who happens to be a hard worker and a good dad(I try!), she's the "Strong Educated Black Woman" who has a great education, graduated top of her class, but has her degree framed up on the wall collecting dust because she doesn't want to work in Journalism(that's what her degree is in), or in NYC....wtf??? me no educated make $70K+, her have education and can't crack $25k/yr........ life is so crazy, you can't make this shit up, cuz it don't make sense!!!!!!!
karma is a motherfucker too, seriously!!