Congrats angeleyes & ice.
angeleyes, talk to your doctor about your concerns regarding prescription drug intake during the first three months?you will be happy that you did.
For the rest, raising children are expensive and even more so if you are divorce and paying child support and still want the right so see your children almost hassle free.
Not sure if a thousand bucks a month was spent on toys but I know a lot money was spent for current cloths trends, class outings, friends outings, birthday gifts for friends and the list goes on not including daily living expenses (fifty/fifty custody agreement with paying child support that extra expenses should of been paid by the mother).
I love my stepdaughters but there were times when I wanted to say the hell with them, they cost too much?why am I worrying about paying our bills on time and forking over money for their needs. I asked my mom once if this was normal and she asked if I remember eating turkey meals for a week. I said no and she then asked if I remember the horse show that I won first place in one class. I still remember the day and she said think as family.
KRL, isn?t far off. Wait until you are helping your children through college to pass judgment. That is when you really feel the pinch (rich or poor) and according to US law, parents have no obligation to do so.