Biological dad refuses to let estranged daughter access her birth certificate after she changed her last name to her stepdad’s last name: ‘He has zero legal custody over me.’

Why is he so insistent on having a relationship with someone who clearly wants nothing to do with him, and for good reasons! One of the best things about being an adult is that you don’t have to have a relationship with anyone you don’t want to. I’m not advocating cutting off your parents for …
Seguir leyendo Biological dad refuses to let estranged daughter access her birth certificate after she changed her last name to her stepdad’s last name: ‘He has zero legal custody over me.’

Deadbeat mom insults 16-year-old son for saying his 14-year-old sister is his only sibling, despite his 3 half-siblings: ‘I told her my sister is the one who counts, not her other kids.’

She’s the only sibling he has any relationship with, and that’s what matters. A sibling bond is like no other. My sister and I are the only people alive who know precisely what it was like to grow up with our parents as our parents. We’ve spent so much time together just because of the …
Seguir leyendo Deadbeat mom insults 16-year-old son for saying his 14-year-old sister is his only sibling, despite his 3 half-siblings: ‘I told her my sister is the one who counts, not her other kids.’

Uncle sends money to the mother of his brother’s illegitimate child, exposes him as a deadbeat to their extended family: ‘I’ll never let him hear the end of it’

There’s always a question of how much you should mind your own business. I’m certainly not going to eavesdrop on a stranger’s conversation, pass a judgment, and interject to tell them what I think. I would definitely do those first two things, but the third is crossing a line.  There’s an art to getting involved …
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24-year-old refuses to forgive her deadbeat dad who hasn’t seen her since she was 10 years old: ‘He messaged me, said he misses his little girl and wants to reconnect.’

One of the best things about being an adult is that you don’t have to have a relationship with anyone you don’t want a relationship with. I’m not advocating cutting off your parents for no good reason or refusing to maintain any friendships because they’re an inconvenience to you. Many relationships in life are worth …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old refuses to forgive her deadbeat dad who hasn’t seen her since she was 10 years old: ‘He messaged me, said he misses his little girl and wants to reconnect.’

Deadbeat dad uses his wife’s tax return to pay $7000 worth of unpaid child support without telling her: ‘I thought he was making regular monthly payments. We were expecting a refund, but only $175 was deposited.’

There are so many things that can go wrong while doing your taxes. If you screw up any of the little boxes or say that you made money in Yonkers when you didn’t you can literally go to jail. Luckily, we can march on down to H&R Block and ask them to do our taxes …
Seguir leyendo Deadbeat dad uses his wife’s tax return to pay $7000 worth of unpaid child support without telling her: ‘I thought he was making regular monthly payments. We were expecting a refund, but only $175 was deposited.’

Maternal grandparents ask single dad to let his 9 and 11-year-olds stay with them for Christmas so the kids can bond with their 4-year-old half-sister born to the mother that abandoned them: ‘My kids have told them they don’t care about their half sister’

When you’re an adult with blinders on, you can often forget what it’s like for kids to develop relationships with strange, unfamiliar people. No kid is going to build a deep, lifelong bond with somebody they’ve only met once or twice out of familial obligation. It’s one thing to have a large family that sees …
Seguir leyendo Maternal grandparents ask single dad to let his 9 and 11-year-olds stay with them for Christmas so the kids can bond with their 4-year-old half-sister born to the mother that abandoned them: ‘My kids have told them they don’t care about their half sister’

Deadbeat dad asks 29-year-old daughter to take him into her home after abandoning her at age 10, gets offended when she refuses: ‘He said I was ungrateful and heartless’

It’s a sad fact of life that many kids don’t get the supportive parents they deserve. Many a child has grown up dealing with the consequences of having a parental figure who was neglectful or abandoned them, and what’s worse is that these old wounds can be brought to the surface again if those parents …
Seguir leyendo Deadbeat dad asks 29-year-old daughter to take him into her home after abandoning her at age 10, gets offended when she refuses: ‘He said I was ungrateful and heartless’

Deadbeat dad asks ex-wife to forgive $65,000 worth of child support he has owed since his daughter turned 18 20 years ago, mom laughs in his face: ‘He’s been under a court order to pay me child support since September 1987 and has paid nothing’

It’s so wild when a 60-something-year-old adult expects their lifelong habits never to bite them in the rear end. If you ate horribly your whole life and never exercised, you shouldn’t be surprised when you have health issues when you age. While the biological clock waits for no man, you might think you’re above man-made …
Seguir leyendo Deadbeat dad asks ex-wife to forgive $65,000 worth of child support he has owed since his daughter turned 18 20 years ago, mom laughs in his face: ‘He’s been under a court order to pay me child support since September 1987 and has paid nothing’

16-year-old asks teacher not to pair him with the daughter of his deadbeat dad, daughter won’t take no for an answer: ‘I told her I wasn’t interested, we’re not family’

It’s so wild how easy it is to be a deadbeat dad. You could conceive a child, skip town, and conceive another child 3 days later. The power of the male reproductive system is often used in an evil way…just look at Nick Cannon! He had 5 kids who were born in the year 2022 …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old asks teacher not to pair him with the daughter of his deadbeat dad, daughter won’t take no for an answer: ‘I told her I wasn’t interested, we’re not family’

Homeowning son expertly dodges fatigued parents nagging him to take in freeloading 42-year-old older brother: ‘Enjoy wasting your three day weekend’

It’s often said that you can’t choose your family, and this can be an especially painful truth if you’re related to a deadbeat. It’s possible for anybody to fall on tough times, but when you make a lifestyle out of making it somebody else’s problem it’s only understandable that people start to get tired of …
Seguir leyendo Homeowning son expertly dodges fatigued parents nagging him to take in freeloading 42-year-old older brother: ‘Enjoy wasting your three day weekend’