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[quote=Anonymous]Separated this year - ex is zero involved with me or our three kids.  We are couch surfing at my parents, for which I'm very grateful, but still, it's not our home.  My soon to be former ILs have done nothing for my kids this holiday.  They used to send three to four large boxes of beautifully wrapped presents, but this year my kids haven't gotten so much as a card.  DH left us, which they encouraged, so I'm not sure why they are punishing our kids.  I sent them a nice card and gift.

So this totally sucks, I have to be both mom and dad 24-7, tell them it's ok to be living where we are, and that their dad loves them, as do their grandparents.  Dad remained local, ILs are on the West Coast.  My folks are great, but aged and there is some dementia.  I am buffering my kids from all sides.  I suppose I'm venting, but there is just no relief in sight.  My kids are old enough to get it (HS, MS, ES), so I'm fighting a losing battle.  At my salary, I can't afford to support the 4 of us on my own. (yes - looking for a better one) And STBX has been unemployed for 8 months, and decimated our finances in the process of bailing.

I just want to cry, but I don't have that luxury.  Merry f*cking Christmas.[/quote]

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