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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Background: exDH and I divorced 8 years ago, I moved on with our DS, he's now a teenager. I always made way  more money than him (this part is important). There is no child support (also important). Four years ago exDH married a woman with 2 kids from a previous relationship. She is not from this country, he brought her over on a K1 visa. She gave birth to their child almost right away. Never worked here, her English is very poor. They live very modestly, small house.

The way she treats my DS is a little weird. One minute she wants to be close to him, involved in his activities, another minute she hardly acknowledges him. She is offended he doesn't like her food and brings his own whenever he visits. He was always a picky eater. She called him spoiled multiple times. Her kids are DS age, there is no relationship there, they don't even say "hello" when he comes over.

I guess COVID has really hit them hard, they are all staying in that tiny house, DS doesn't visit them, obviously. Now exDH lost his job. He asked me for a money to cover his mortgage, food, etc. It sounds like he is being pressured by his new wife to reach out to me because "I am rich, I can afford to". He doesn't call it a loan, he actually said "can you give us some money?"

WWYD? I don't have a relationship with exDH other than an occasional conversation about DS, where he voices his wife's complaints  :roll: [/quote]
If he doesn't kick every available rock near that tiny ass house.

He can file for unemployment, get the extra $2400/month from Uncle Sam, and go deliver groceries for instacart or something. [/quote]

Thank you. That's what I said. I have friends who got hit too and they are making it as uber eats couriers. Not the greatest money but definitely covers groceries. And they have grad degrees, they didn't scoff at "oh, it's so beneath me."[/quote]

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