So I'm actually having a pretty good weekend off....relaxing, sewing, baking, and so on.....power's on and AC is cranking.....yeah we were one of the millions without power after the derecho 10 days ago.....
So after dinner and this evening's storms, hubby and I are enjoying sitting on the front porch swing watching the birds play, and I ran inside for a minute. When I came out, hubby is talking with son #2, who is on the computer. he walks outside and I look at son's posture and ask him what is wrong. Turns out his bio dad, my ex, who promised to buy him a laptop for college as a graduation gift, like he did his brother, is backing out. Says he can't afford it since he just paid son #1's tuition for his school......now bear in mind, this is the payment he made the contract with the university for, and had failed to pay from LAST semester, and had to pay before said son could register for next term.....actually son #1 was on final verge of losing his registration and housing for next term b/c of dad's failure to pay.
So he screws over son #2 and blames son #1 for it.....needless to say I am pissed to the gills. It takes every dollar I make to stay an inch away from foreclosure and shut-offs.....so for him, who makes twice the money my hubby and I together do, to plead lack of funds is just beyond me. He no longer has to pay child support, as son #2 just turned 18. He constantly plays games with the boys, and thinks they don;t see through it.
So our advice to the boys is to call his bluff-----he promised, he needs to ante up. Or at least come up with a more truthful excuse.
