Yep. And I’m pretty grossed out by the number of “Well, what did she expect, the slut?” comments here, too. Hard not to engage the trolls.

Ha, totally. They really were a nice family, and one of the kids had a fairly serious illness which I think made them take a step back from their life of privilege-travel-fun and take stock of what’s important. Once they got her situation under control, it seemed like the parents really started trying to find ways to…

She has felt tremendous guilt, she added: “After I testified, I felt like I had to go up to every person in the world and apologize for ruining the case.”

I can see how it would sound that way, but it really was a very chill, relaxed situation. My ex was pretty close to the family (he knew them for years and they had 4 or 5 kids so he had taught a couple by the time this arrangement came about) so I know he did dog/house sit on occasion, but if he wasn’t available they…

Yep. My SIL has been a teacher for over 20 years, but is in more of an administrative role now. At her last school, which was in a shitty neighborhood, she also had the bonus of a lockdown at least once a month, due to police foot chases coming on to the damn campus! So she’s in charge of wrangling a bunch of children…

My ex-boyfriend taught at a private school in the Bay Area and after a concerned family saw a lot of teachers leaving not only the school, but the area, they bought a house near theirs where teachers could apply to live rent-free so they could bank their income to put towards a down payment (or, really, just build…

Seriously, what’s the fucking POINT then?

Oh Christ, that’s no good and I completely understand your perspective.

Oh, agreed that the end result should be excellent care for the child, not just free and face time with an indifferent dad. I guess I’m just trying to say that that would be an arrangement that could allow him time with this child he says he loves, while not infringing on his writing time, AND the extra bonus of…

I believe she had the gall to gain weight, which made her unemployable/unfuckable.

I will bet all of my purses and shoes that she’s at least 20 years younger.

YEP. I mean, it sounds like the boys from his marriage are older (one is at college out-of-state) so I get that he’s not going to follow them around. But the daughter? He could possibly work out some sort of childcare thing with her mother, right? I mean, if the parents are working and paying for daycare why doesn’t…

Plus, people I know who don’t watch TV really suck at trivia games.

And bill the time to a client.

Is that just past Murder Shed Drive but before Chloroform Court?

I just wanted some damn water and somehow missed it as an option and kept hitting “Next” and then had to circle back to the Main Menu. I could hear the teenagers behind me sighing and rolling their eyes. It was awful.

And he seems dismissive of the de facto stepdad, like, “Oh THIS joker thinks he just gets to take over because he has money!” Uh, no, dude.

Oh true! I guess I took her “Have you lost your mind?” to mean that he’d be crazy to consent. Especially since he kept referring to her “amazing” and like she’s on his side. But that could absolutely be his take.

Jesus. What a bunch of idiots (him and his family, not you!). You’ve clearly done a wonderful job putting her #1 and making sure you’ve surrounded her (and you) with a healthy environment and a loving family. It’s so gross that the extended bio family would reject her.

Yep, I commented similarly elsewhere. If you don’t know the man who is helping raise your kid, that’s on YOU, big guy. You’re fine with him doing all the work, but god forbid he get any “credit” in the form of actual parental rights and a new last name.