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AIBU?

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AIBU & v petty to charge ExH?

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Twistedheartache · 14/05/2015 11:40

for use of my house, food, drink, nappies, wipes milk, borrowing pram & carseat etc when he visits the children.
Background is baby is only 6 months and still partially breastfed & he moved 150 miles away so not realistic for him to simply have the girls eow.
Logic for him using house is familiarity for small children & baby's hearing impairment - trying to avoid too much background noise which will hamper her learning to communicate & logic behind charging him is he would have those costs if he took girls away/out for the day.

I'm probably being unreasonable but am deeply concerned about the financial predicament he's leaving us in.
He is reducing his maintenance payment to bare minimum because he is moving in & supporting ow (who doesn't work), and he signed up to the massive childcare bill too
Am v much in the anger & resentment phase of moving on so that might be clouding my judgement
Thoughts?

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Fauxlivia · 14/05/2015 16:09

Personally I think he should be made to pay half your childcare costs givrn that you house the kids 100% of the time.

So fed up of men being able to fuck off and contribute a pittance compared to what it actually costs to support their kids. And OW's dc should not be taken into account - their own parents should be responsible for paying. Your dc shouldn't get less because OW has a dc.

Twistedheartache · 14/05/2015 18:05

Thanks for your input, definitely not my intention to charge him to see his children just yet another thing that seemed incredibly unfair that his lifestyle improves and ours deteriorates and it came to mind.

It's hard for me, but important for their sake to see him regularly rather than his, well until they can make their own decisions anyway.

He's paying the amount that csa calculator says he has to without complaint (to me anyway) on the 0-52 days. At least for now until we get to school hols etc next year.
He was paying more and I'm expecting the news any second that he's reducing i, hence my questime.

I think for the sake of 10 nappies a month & a few wipes I'd rather not say anything. He can go & buy dinner for himself and the children though!

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