When my ex asked to pause child support so his wife could buy a new car, I didn’t argue—I let him think he’d won. At the next drop-off, I handed him a letter saying that if he wasn’t paying support, our son would live with him full-time for six months, along with all expenses. He panicked.
Within days, he admitted he couldn’t handle it. A week later, the full child support arrived, and his wife even apologized, saying she never asked for any of this. Petty or not, it reminded him that parenting isn’t optional—and responsibility can’t be postponed.
