Never Enough

 And you say that it’s “never enough” for me. All I ask of you is what the law put in our divorce decree. You are supposed to pay for their insurance, you are supposed to pay half of the medical and dental bills, you are supposed to provide half the transportation for visits, and you were supposed to split the holidays. The only thing that you have been doing, is the child support that is garnished because you stopped paying it until they took away your drivers license and the state ordered you to come to court. 

I do everything for our kids. I drive them where they need to go. I pay the bills that need to be paid. I talk to them. I reach out to them. I listen when they need to cry. I hug them. I ask about school and friends. I teach them about life and all the life lessons. I support them in their games and their theater. I help them with their homework. I take them to their doctors appointments. I sign them up for and pay for all their extracurriculars. 

And all I ask of you is what the law required in that divorce decree because you are their biological fathers, but you think that that’s me asking too much or saying that it’s never enough. Do not twist the facts or the situation.

Actually, you know what I shouldn’t just say “I” in all of that. That’s a we, but that we is Todd, who has chosen to step up and fill-in where you are refusing.