Somehow, you have the audacity to suggest that I’m getting a “free ride” for college. Bitch, I payed the majority of the tuition. Was the work I did during the summer somehow worthless? Reduced Price ride? Sure. But free? Fuck no.
Shall I remind you that you got “free rides” from the State of Washington, when they incarcerated you for felony crimes… on two occasions? The modicum of assistance I’m getting from my parents is but a tiny fraction of the money you leeched from the public because you couldn’t conform your conduct to the law. Are you some sort of moral example that I should live up to?
Your voice is like a thousand squeeky chalk boards. It pierces into my soul. Stop your fucking nagging, and stop your hackneyed cliches “You’re in the doghouse!” and “The bigger they are, the harder they fall!”
I babysit your demon spawn that you call your children. Do I get any fucking recognition or appreciation? The best I get is that you stop yelling at me for a few minutes.
I am glad that my dad has said he will not marry you. Although he has no inclination to leave you now, there will be no legal ties to make it harder should the door decide to hit you in the ass on the way out.
Sounds like she’s just jealous. I take it she didn’t go to college?
I’ll admit to being jealous of my friends in college who had their parent’s paying for either all or a very large chunk of their college tuition. Only because I had to work my ass off to pay my own way through. But you know what? If my paren’t could’ve footed the bill, they would’ve. And I wouldn’t have turned it down. So there’s no reason to give people shit that are actually getting help.
As far as the rest of the OP goes, I take it you’re in college now? And you live with your dad and his girlfriend? Sucks she’s such a bitch, but on the upside, you can always move out.
My mother was supposed to pay for my college until I turn 21, that was in the frickin divorce settlement. She’s only chipped in a miniscule portion so far.
I have a good mind to light a fire up under her ass to help me out some more. How much would it cost to pay a lawyer to draft a letter to persuade her to follow up with her obligations?
Talk to Legal-Aide about that. If it’s in the divorce settlement, I’d be fighting for it. Sorry about your parents (and various lovers), guy (or girl). Once you move out on your own, they do get sooooo much easier to deal with.
Well Blalron, here’s the advice that we give to our clients when faced with the same sort of questions:
Figure out how much she was supposed to “chip in” to date that she’s missed in paying to you. Figure out how much more you are owed in support. Add it all up.
Call around to local family law attornies or Legal-Aid and find out how much their services cost per hour and how many hours it would be expected to take in motions, pleadings, responses, et al.
Compare your 2 numbers and see if it’s truly worth it to take her to court. Letters usually cost up to 1 hours’ worth of work, plus consulting with you Etc. Most lawyers fee agreements will tell you in plain english what their flat-fee services cost.
Sam
P.S.- IANAL and the preceeding should not be (mis)construed as legal advice.
