My ex left me and our three children seven years ago. He moved twenty five miles away to live with the woman that he left me for. I have bent over backwards to ensure that the children maintain a relationship with their father, even when he didn?t phone them for weeks at a time. I would make the fifty mile round trip twice a weekend to drop the kids off so that he could see them (he lost his driving licence after a motorbike crash when he was drunk) He and his girlfriend had a baby around three years ago. He left this gf and set up home with another woman around two years ago. He is a chronic alcoholic and doesn?t work. I receive no maintenance and have not done so for around three years now (although his mum and dad do help out where they can) His gf has a very good job and they live in a really nice house in a good area. I live in an ex local authority house in a suburb of Beirut. I can?t/won?t let my children out to play in the street, but we do have a back garden. The children were with them at the weekend ? I picked them up on Sunday and was informed that they are thinking of buying a new car. A range rover. And my ex mum in law told me that they are planning on taking the children to the Mediterranean for a summer holiday.
I do know ?stuff? isn?t really all that important ? but I?m fed up of scrimping and cutting corners and shopping in LIDL/smart price while the ?other? house has expensive cars, holidays & tescos finest and I get the fuzzy end of the lollipop the whole damn time.
I don?t think I even want any advice ( although that?s always welcome, thank you!) I just want a bit of sympathy. I try not to let what other people have worry me, and i try not to set much store by consumer durables etc but i'm a bit worn out with trying so hard and seeing little return for it.