Dear Serenity,
It's been a good 5 months since I last wrote a post on here. A lot has happened in our lives haven't it baby girl? You're getting a step daddy and a step sister ^_^ We had a great month in Vietnam. You met a lot of your great aunts and uncles. A lot of your cousins too! Of course there was a language barrier, but I think its a universal language with kiddos cause you and your cousins played without any issues...
Before leaving for Vietnam you got to spend some time with your grandmother and aunt. You had a fun time and they took you shopping. I can tell by your outfit that you picked out the dress! Either way, you looked lovely as always ;)
Not much really happened in regards to Ricky though. Ricky sent you a letter from New Zealand. One letter since he's been in New Zealand. Called less than a handful of times...but yea. That's the amount of contact he has attempted...
It's been uneventful...Apparently Ricky does not know how to spell your last name. Or rather...your future stepmother does not know...You are going to be an older sister to your half-sister. And for the sake of that child, I pray Ricky gets his act together. And quick.
Ricky owes you $458.21 a month for child support. Including $1,374.36 of back child support.
The $458.21 started from June 2011. It has now been 18 months...so total now you should have $8,247.78 worth of child support. Key word, SHOULD HAVE. So far, since June 2011, you've received $1,785.00 worth of child support. Last payment was made in May, 2012. Now, you saw your grandmother and aunt in October before we left for Vietnam...if I include the $100.00 she gave me for you at that time...then you would have a whopping $1,885.00 worth of child support for the past 18 months...wonder how he's going to support the new baby on the way. Probably the same way that he is "supporting" you.
Granted, Ricky hates my guts, but he is still obligated to you. I don't care for him, either but I still do what I have to do to make sure you are well taken care of...why? Because I know where my responsibilities are. I know some parents where they cannot be their physically for their kid/s they are there helping with money or other needs when necessary. While others don't even make an attempt to try and help...sad to say, like Ricky...Does he try? Let's see...When he was here in Louisiana, no. Does he try now that he's in New Zealand? That's still a no.
Sometimes I wonder if I should have done the whole "crazy baby momma" stuff and said "F it." Filed for child support from day one...made it on a court ordered schedule...but as you can see I didn't do that. Why? Because I gave Ricky a chance to prove that he had balls that makes him a man. And it NEVER fails....he proves to me that he CANNOT be the man that YOU need in your life.
Of course it's better late than never if he decides to "man up" but when you get older, you will be the judge of that. I have nothing to hide from you when it comes to Ricky. I've told you the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all. And even in the future I have no intention of hiding any of it.
Love you always Princess,
Mommy
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