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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 417558" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Unfortunately, this seems to be the way of the world.</p><p> </p><p>While we struggled to pay off legal bills, BM was buying a brand-new big-screen plasma TV (though not paying ordered support). She got medicaid and food stamps, and told the kids husband wasn't paying support (though he was; the state was taking it for the aforementioned items). She was shopping at Abercrombie and Gap Kids and Limited Too, and had a free lawyer.</p><p> </p><p>We didn't qualify for SCHIP, because <em>I</em> make too much money. It's based on household income, and, well... Yeah. But we could not afford private insurance for the kids. (In fact, I could barely afford it for ME - and husband has the VA.) So the kids fell into the gap supposedly covered by SCHIP - hahahahaha. Meanwhile, BM was living high on the hog. Brand-new Chrysler minivan, <em>loaded.</em></p><p> </p><p>I see my friends H & E - between them they have 5 kids. They're not the best with their money, but they try. They finally qualified for food stamps when H lost her job in October. Her ex pays support, at best, sporadically. His first ex is on SSI and does not pay support; and he pays support to his 2nd ex for their 3 kids. His ex (a sort-of friend of mine...) lives in a gorgeous house, has a pretty good income... The kids want for nothing there. She does work, I'll give her that.</p><p> </p><p>But you know, it's hardly fair. I'm hoping and praying Katie gets it together, for the grands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 417558, member: 6705"] Unfortunately, this seems to be the way of the world. While we struggled to pay off legal bills, BM was buying a brand-new big-screen plasma TV (though not paying ordered support). She got medicaid and food stamps, and told the kids husband wasn't paying support (though he was; the state was taking it for the aforementioned items). She was shopping at Abercrombie and Gap Kids and Limited Too, and had a free lawyer. We didn't qualify for SCHIP, because [I]I[/I] make too much money. It's based on household income, and, well... Yeah. But we could not afford private insurance for the kids. (In fact, I could barely afford it for ME - and husband has the VA.) So the kids fell into the gap supposedly covered by SCHIP - hahahahaha. Meanwhile, BM was living high on the hog. Brand-new Chrysler minivan, [I]loaded.[/I] I see my friends H & E - between them they have 5 kids. They're not the best with their money, but they try. They finally qualified for food stamps when H lost her job in October. Her ex pays support, at best, sporadically. His first ex is on SSI and does not pay support; and he pays support to his 2nd ex for their 3 kids. His ex (a sort-of friend of mine...) lives in a gorgeous house, has a pretty good income... The kids want for nothing there. She does work, I'll give her that. But you know, it's hardly fair. I'm hoping and praying Katie gets it together, for the grands. [/QUOTE]
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