I’d like to take a moment and get a few things off my chest.
As I sat at home tonight (like I always do) and spent A LOT of time cleaning, I was also spending A LOT of time thinking.
This thinking I did pissed me off.
It made me realize there are too many things that I am pissed about that I haven’t expressed to the free world and I have decided to do so now.
As I was scrubbing down the breakfast bar @ 4am it made me think about the kids and their breakfast/lunch account at school. From there I began to think about just how fucking easy Sperm Donor #1 and Sperm Donor #2 have it and how absolutely AMAZING Hardworking Hubby is.
See, here’s is how I looked at things:
Hardworking Hubby is the main source of income in our home (I receive child support but really how do you put a price on supporting your kids?)
Hardworking Hubby has medical, dental and vision insurance on every member of this family.
Hardworking Hubby has been there on the 1st day of school since 2006 for Zman & the Drama Queen. (That’s 4 first days!)
Hardworking Hubby is always by my side when it comes to helping Zman & the Drama Queen with homework and other school tasks.
Hardworking Hubby has been to every school play, musical or other performance since joining our family.
Hardworking Hubby has been to every parent/teacher conference with me.
Hardworking Hubby attends every baseball, soccer and football game as long as his work schedule allows and we don’t have 2 things going on at once. Should that be the case, we text updates back and forth.
Hardworking Hubby will be there for everything we have coming up such as dance recitals, tae kwon do, cheer camp etcetera.
Hardworking Hubby is there for the kids when someone gets hurt, is upset, wants 1 on 1 time, to tuck them into bed, to read a story and to hug & kiss them goodnight.
Hardworking Hubby keeps a roof over our heads, food in our fridge, light & heat in our house, money in the breakfast/lunch accounts and so many more things that I could list for days.
So, there is a very, very brief glimpse at what Hardworking Hubby does for our family and my 2 oldest children that are not biologically his.
Now, lets take a glimpse at what Zman’s biological father does for him:
Pays child support (again, how do you put a price on supporting your kid?)
Sees his son maybe a total of 4 days a month—-as of today, he hasn’t seen him since August 9th.
Ummmmmm……help me out here cause I’ve got nothing else.
He doesn’t attend school events, sporting events, insure his child, help with any school or extracurricular costs.
Nope….I think that what I have listed is all that he does.
Moving on to the Drama Queen’s Sperm Donor (#2)…..he is not worthy of listing that fat her (yes, that is an intentional typo) word in any mention of him.
Again, he pays child support (do I really need to remind you that you cannot put a price on something like this? You never know how much it will cost to support a kid!)
Oh wait—–that’s it. That’s all he does.
He does not do a damn thing for my daughter. Yes, let me say that again—– MY DAUGHTER!!!
Now, let me ask you a few things:
1. Do you think I have every right to be pissed off?
2. Who do you think is the better male role model for my kids?
3. Wouldn’t you agree that my Hardworking Hubby is an absolutely amazing and incredible man and I am probably one of the luckiest girls in the whole universe?
Let me know your thoughts!
**Just to clarify, the intentions of this post were not to be taken as my wanting Sperm Donor #1 & Sperm Donor #2 to see their children more or actually attend the aforementioned events. The intent of this post was to prove that 1. You cannot put a price tag on what it costs to support a child ie: 17% and 2. That Zman & Drama Queen and I are INCREDIBLY lucky to have Hardworking Hubby as part of our family and that he has been more of a father to my children then Sperm Donor #1 & Sperm Donor #2 HAS EVER BEEN!!!















But… would you want them around all the time? Really? Badgering you constantly… Crabbing when you don’t do everything exactly the way they want you to… Contacting you everyday… Always whining they don’t get enough time… etc etc etc etc… Other side of the fence is not so pretty! Just sayin’!
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I have to agree with MooseMama
Instead of being angry about it, I always feel blessed that I also have a wonderfully supportive father living in this house who IS involved with everything. At this point, I’d have it no other way
If you need to take out your frustrations, you can scrub my house!
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Anne I know how you feel, only my child support is what Social Security thinks is enough to raise a child which is little to nothing, while he get much more to cover his rent, utility bills, eat, and whatever else he needs. And yes some days this pisses me off and other I’m thankful for my handsome husband that carries the insurance, pays all the bills (because I’m in school and have no job), and is there every night after work so I can go to school. Not to mention when TIMES GOT ROUGH with my 10 year old, he stuck by me like he was glued to my hip.
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Annie- Sounds like you have an amazing husband, You should thank your lucky stars every day that you have a man that would do all that and more for chrildren that are not biologically his. You are fortunate to have a wonderful husband, father, friend and a great soulmate for the rest of your life. You are an amazing women and deserve all the best.
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HH sounds like an amazing man, AND like he is the *real* father for your kids. Truly special.
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I am so incredibly happy you found this man. Every single day, you need to push sperm donor 1 and 2 further from your mind and stop hating and focus on the loves of your life: your children and hardworking hubby. The sperm donors will never know what it’s like to have that kind of love from a true family and that is punishment enough for those 2. I am thrilled hardworking hubby is in your life and you let him know that he is a REAL man.
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I would like to personally thank all of you for the very touching comments. And I DO think of them as my own children!
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