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Money Makes the World Go Round

Posted on February 7th, 2010

I had the distinct displeasure of having a conversation with my ex-husband the other day about money.

It’s interesting how money never entered the conversation while we were married but now that we’re divorced it’s all he wants to talk about.  Couldn’t get him to make or stick with a budget (hence the tens of thousands of dollars in debt) and now he wants talk me to death about it.

Anyway – the other day the subject came up about child and spousal support.  The question was . . . what would happen if he lost his job and couldn’t pay child support any longer?  What kind of back up plan did “I” have to cover HIS half of the expenses.

I asked him what HIS plan was but that didn’t fly so well.  So he went on to ask me again and again, until I told him that I wouldn’t have this conversation with him any longer.

More specifically I said, “thank you for registering your concerns.  I understand your point of view.  My financial plans are not yours and won’t continue to have this conversation with you any longer.”

Wish I could have drawn those boundaries with him when we were married!

“Thank you for telling me how disgusting I am.  I understand your point of view. The neighbor next door has been flirting with me for 2 weeks now, maybe I should investigate that option?”

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