Getting ready to go camping with the kids this weekend with the kids and I get this pissy email from their mother that "she" doesn't mind buying their school shoes but they get worn out when so fast when they go hiking in them and could I make sure they have hiking shoes.
Well, I used to take the kids hiking a lot and those crappy vans that she always get them aren't good for anything but skateboarding, so I buy them good running shoes from a quality kids shoe store (read c-note to get out the door) and they wear those when we go hiking except for when they wear them over to their mother's and don't come back with them and we happen to go hiking. So, I mention the above leaving out the part about that the shoes she buys are only good for looks anyway and mention that we haven't been hiking in quite some time.
So, I get back an even pissier email saying that my son's shoes wore out and my daughter's she outgrew (true, this years shoes my daughter grew out of quickly and she threw out my sons) and "she" buys their school shoes and to make sure that I buy them hiking shoes. The ultimate diplomat and genuine asshole that I am, I tell here that while it may seem like she is spending money on the kids that in fact she hasn't spent a penny until the monthly expense is greater than $417 which comes straight out of my pocket, not to mention the childcare, and college savings, and that, in fact, she pays practically nothing for her children and we haven't been hiking since their shoes wore out.
I am going to be a popular guy. :assshake:
BTW, I have 50/50 custody...
Well, I used to take the kids hiking a lot and those crappy vans that she always get them aren't good for anything but skateboarding, so I buy them good running shoes from a quality kids shoe store (read c-note to get out the door) and they wear those when we go hiking except for when they wear them over to their mother's and don't come back with them and we happen to go hiking. So, I mention the above leaving out the part about that the shoes she buys are only good for looks anyway and mention that we haven't been hiking in quite some time.
So, I get back an even pissier email saying that my son's shoes wore out and my daughter's she outgrew (true, this years shoes my daughter grew out of quickly and she threw out my sons) and "she" buys their school shoes and to make sure that I buy them hiking shoes. The ultimate diplomat and genuine asshole that I am, I tell here that while it may seem like she is spending money on the kids that in fact she hasn't spent a penny until the monthly expense is greater than $417 which comes straight out of my pocket, not to mention the childcare, and college savings, and that, in fact, she pays practically nothing for her children and we haven't been hiking since their shoes wore out.
I am going to be a popular guy. :assshake:
BTW, I have 50/50 custody...
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