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Ex and 34 pounds, AIBU

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Yuanpp · 30/01/2026 21:30

Ex is usually decent with money. To be honest it’s the least he can do given he sees dd for a few hours on a Saturday and Sunday and that’s if he’s not working at a weekend in which case it’s every couple of weeks. His choice, I’ve offered whatever he wants.

Ex earns 95k. He also gets overtime, which varies so isn’t taken into account for cms.

All last year he paid a set amount which was slightly more than cms calculated. In Jan they did the new calculation and it was 34 pounds less. So he’s still overpaying slightly overall but is now paying 34 quid less than every month last year.

I think this is an incredibly dickish move and I’ve told him this. Yes I know technically he’s doesn’t have to pay more blah blah blah but fucking hell I’m doing EVERYTHING for DD all week every week and every night of her life. I feel like it was petty and unkind to knock off 34 quid. I told him i don’t get the luxury of suddenly reducing what I spend on DD as I just have to spend it. I said he was being a disgrace.

I am really upset just about how frustrated I feel really at the injustice I have enough money, it’s not about that, it’s about how I feel at the hands of his decisions when I just have to plough on and don’t get to do the same…I couldn’t decide to spend slightly less this month

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Yuanpp · 30/01/2026 21:41

mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/01/2026 21:41

No being geniuine, my weekly food shop for DD’s stuff is about £30 pw now - losing that doesn’t sound like huge amounts but it adds up x

@mumofoneAloneandwell its 34 over the month that he’s reduced it by. But yeah its still something and it feels really pointed, I don’t know why it’s upset me so much really

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UnhappyHobbit · 30/01/2026 21:41

Why do you feel really upset about what injustice? If he saw your daughter more, he would have to pay even less CM no? If you’re got enough money, why do you need paying an extra £34 from your ex? It doesn’t make sense

mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/01/2026 21:41

Yuanpp · 30/01/2026 21:39

@mumofoneAloneandwell what do you mean? (Sorry)

No being geniuine, my weekly food shop for DD’s stuff is about £30 pw now - losing that doesn’t sound like huge amounts but it adds up x

Yuanpp · 30/01/2026 21:39

mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/01/2026 21:39

Yanbu tbh, that’s over £100 a month, which is a huge amount in terms of food and etc

@mumofoneAloneandwell what do you mean? (Sorry)

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/01/2026 21:39

Yanbu tbh, that’s over £100 a month, which is a huge amount in terms of food and etc

Yuanpp · 30/01/2026 21:36

Ponoka7 · 30/01/2026 21:33

What's he said back? I totally agree with you btw.

@Ponoka7 he was defensive and said he pays loads all the time for DD. He does pay for things here and there so that’s true but it still
feels so petty and unkind to do that about 34 quid? He knows I have to budget to pay nursery and all the house bills and so on.

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Ponoka7 · 30/01/2026 21:33

What's he said back? I totally agree with you btw.

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