It's All My Husband's Fault

  As noted in an earlier blog post, The Ex refers to Ned as "Dad" when she's speaking to Son and Daughter.  The Ex programmed Ned's contact information into Son's phone as "Dad [Ned]" to try and upset Husband.  The Ex and Ned continue to make references to "their family" or "their kids."   This morning, I've learned that The Ex is now trying to terminate Boyfriend's parental rights.  I speculated that she's going to then try to have Ned adopt her two youngest children.  I wondered why she was rushing through this and now feel very silly for not immediately realizing that if Ned does adopt them, he will be stuck paying child support when The Ex finally leaves him.  However, our state requires that the two of them be married in order for an adoption to take place.  I'm certain that this is how The Ex will convince Ned to marry her - she will say that they're doing it "for their family."   As I stated t...

  The Ex currently owes us nearly $300 for the kids' medical bills but hasn't made any type of payment for almost six months now.  The bills are supposed to be repaid within 30 days of us submitting them to her, yet the oldest bill dates back to December of 2014.  My reason for bringing this up is that The Ex & Ned decided to take a "family vacation" this weekend - without Ned's son - that is costing them probably close to $1,000 once you factor in transportation, food, housing, admission, etc.  So WE pay for the kids' insurance, we pay for OUR half of the balance of the bills after insurance makes their payment, and we end up paying for HER half of the the bills.  We're paying three separate times for this crap, and she's taking the kids on vacation in another state.  Oh, to be a deadbeat parent...   I am also beyond disgusted by Ned's behavior; he & his exwife had a baby who was either stillborn or died the same day it was born; they la...