Originally Posted by
hopeful4 
I knew my X would eventually lose his job. He works in social services which is hugely unstable. Two, he is a lazy lump. I am doing everything in my power to prepare to raise my children financially by myself. Anything I do get from him will just be a bonus. It's not easy, but it's reality. Happened quickly. He paid child support from May to Sep. Now he is not paying a dime. Fun times.....
Same.
I made some very tough personal decisions to allow me to survive on my own income, which is small. There have been some sacrifices/trade offs that I wish I wouldn't have had to make but I regret none of them.
This entire process has taught me, over and over, that sometimes the best available choice is still not the choice we want. The clincher is we still have to make a choice - and doing nothing is also a choice like it or not.
:sigh: