Posts by rubelin

  it does get better. Not only will you find a new normal, but I'll bet it's ever better than that. This is the first Easter that I've spent with my boys (Sundays are usually Daddy days plus I don't celebrate it but this year...

Could it have something to do with the season?? Don't know where you're located but my own kids get a little extra loud and hyper when they've been inside too much during the cold seasons, and we're in Los Angeles, so they aren't even...

I think they asked me for a copy of a few months bank statements with the support payments highlighted (I blacked out anything they didn't need to be looking at)   and, to clarify my earlier statement - I was referring to...

my understanding is that anytime you receive assistance from the government (food stamps, head start, etc) you must allow the agency to go after child support from the child's father so they can recoup some of the money and make sure...

welcome!

I did bedtimes alone from the time my youngest was a few months old because we'd moved to far from XH's job for him to get home in time. Mine are close to the spread you have (4 yrs apart), so I totally get it.   Dinner was...

just find the child support calculator for your state and see what it says you're entitled to financially. That gives you a starting place for figuring out how much you can afford.   Also, get some consultations with lawyers...

it's no horrible and petty, it's just where our minds go when we're scared. I was only reminding you that there's some good to come =)   a plan is very good, but make sure you have all the facts, especially the ones in your...

Hugs momma.   I know you're just seeing the scariest worst case scenarios but it won't be all doom & gloom. You're entitled to child support and possibly spousal support for at least a little while, to get back on your...

I'm not a solo mom, so can't relate, but I have relied a lot on my family for child care and it's really hard. If I didn't have a co-parent that the kids were with some of the time, I would make sure to have regular...