A little bit of background...
So, DH's EX-W refuses to get a job and help out with paying for her children (even though it is required in the court order for her to do so). We are currently paying more child support than we can afford, because it is based off of DH previous income. We pay for everything on top of the child support... clothes, shoes, doctor’s bills, traveling costs...etc. It's been really getting to me lately and it is driving a wedge between DH and I because I feel like she is taking advantage and he is allowing her to.
Every time the kids go home from a visitation she always has something to say. The kids got fat... they are totally out of control...etc. They are by all means not fat (if anything, they are a bit on the skinny side) and they were probably out of control because of the excitement of going back and forth.
It is just so stressful to deal with.
So what tops the cake...
She went out and had extensions put into her hair! Yes EXTENSIONS!!! She can't afford to buy her kids any clothes or shoes, but she can afford extensions, wigs, new furniture and antiques. I'm sure we "paid" for them since she is not working.
Am I the only one who can see what is wrong with this picture? DH doesn't want to say anything because he doesn't want the confrontation, but I am getting to the point where I don't want to deal with the stress anymore. Yes, I married him knowing that he had children to support... but isn't there a point where the mother should step in and help out a bit?