Thanks, kids

By Anonymous - 28/09/2009 21:21 - United States

Today, I told my son and daughter that their father and I were getting a divorce. They each responded with something like, "Yay! I want to live with Daddy! He buys better presents!" Their father has literally never bought anything for them, one of the many reasons I'm divorcing him. FML
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allmidnighteyes 10

Daddy doesn't buy anything for them? That's what you think. What about the countless hookers? The cocaine? The Everclear? All that meant NOTHING to you?! Well, it meant THE WORLD to them.

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paulymath 0

Maybe "literally never bought anything for them" includes food, shelter, clothing and so forth. You know, literally never bought anything for them. The words the OP used? Sound familiar? Not supporting the children / family at all is a far more valid reason for divorce than just never buying them presents.

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Nirah_fml 18

I seriously hope that when you say he "hasn't bought them anything", that you mean he was financially unsupportive, and not that he didn't get them Barbies and X-Boxes. But it seems strange that you claim he doesn't buy them anything (food, bills, presents, etc) but the kids seem to think he gets them really good presents. Have you been lying to your kids or are you lying to us? Either you just made up a shitty excuse for leaving your husband, or you were giving your kids stuff and claiming it was from their father (which is understandable on some level). I'd like to point out that your kids' response makes them seem unbelievable materialistic (little kids are, but usually not THAT much) and kids tend to inherit those traits from their parents/family. I know that I could be absolutely wrong, but this is making you look pretty bad in my eyes. Maybe you should try explaining this a bit more?

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sgaske 3

i agree this is a crappy reason for a divorce but if I was the husband I'd feel shitty about never getting anything for my kids

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aussiekid 0

This post represents a sad statistic about our culture. Its sad that when people make the vow "'til death do us part" that they don't really mean it. It would certainly be a difficult thing to be married to someone who did not support you financially, or to be married to someone who acted like you contributed nothing. My point in this is that people are getting married for the wrong reasons and aren't taking the vows seriously. Doesn't it hurt you to hurt the love of your life? I can't pass judgment on this couple, but its a sad situation that I wish far fewer people had to endure.

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honesty9 0

ur divorcing him because he hasnt bought anything for ur kids? holy cow get a grip u dumbass u didnt marry him to buy presents for your kids ur just so stupid

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manmoosewaffel 0

ur a selfish bitch. Your divorcing him for that? even tho its bullshit he doesnt buy them anything, he makes up for it somehow cuz your kids love him and im pretty sure its not JUST because of presents. So your gonna **** your kids over like that? your a selfish, unthinking ****. Oh and YDI

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Anteezy 7

I understand why the kids want to live with their father you psycho. THE EXACT reason why you are divorcing him is because he didn't buy gifts!!!? You must have an incredibly boring life if that is your main problem.

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