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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a good opportunity to talk about how people make different choices with their money, but don't always own their choices.  Your son has nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about.  Maybe teach him to brush off the remarks with a "yeah, yeah, but I can still kick your butt at Call of Duty" (or whatever.)

I am a single mom, but I have more money than my brother and his wife.  She chose to pursue a degree that wasn't marketable, took time off to stay home with kids and then became a school lunch lady.  Occasionally I've gotten the casual remarks about how they don't have enough money to do this or that.  My SIL thinks our whole family is rich so she's always trying to get people (my dad, my other BIL) to pay for stuff for them.  But if she had made the sacrifices to have a career, they'd have more money.

You need to talk to your ex - this is really not cool - they are clearly talking to their kids about something that should really just be an adult thing.  But I do have one question - does he pay child support?  Is he trying to set up a situation where he reduces support because they are "struggling" and you are fine?[/quote]

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