It was obvious*. He's been rather maudlin of late. Time hasn't yet healed that wound.
--Patrick
*That you didn't know.
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--Patrick
*That you didn't know.
It wasn't obvious to her I don't think she knew about the first part.
It was obvious that she didn't know. I can see how this could be misconstrued and sound snippy, so it has been clarified in my original post. Apparently I'm not obvious.
--Patrick
I've had some major back spasms for the last couple of days. Yesterday my back hurt worse than my recent surgery. This afternoon I finally found my muscle relaxers. I wish I found them on Friday... I was trying to tough it out till Monday since I could get out of bed and walk around a bit. If it were any worse I would have gone to the ER. Since I feel much better now, another trip to the doctor is avoided.
Time to do taxes, woo!
This is the first year we've owed the federal government money. It's only $2, but we gained several hundred every other year. Of course, this is the first year both my wife and I have been fully employed all 12 months since 2010.
The moral is--stay unemployed! Oh, and have a baby. You can get a few thousand extra for having a baby. I totally get why all the kids are doing that these days.
This is the first year we've owed the federal government money. It's only $2, but we gained several hundred every other year. Of course, this is the first year both my wife and I have been fully employed all 12 months since 2010.
The moral is--stay unemployed! Oh, and have a baby. You can get a few thousand extra for having a baby. I totally get why all the kids are doing that these days.
I did my taxes a few weeks ago, and let me tell you... getting laid off last year finally delivered! Big tax return! I mean, it in no way comes close to making up for all of that lost income, but it's nice to be getting back a whole lot more than I thought I would (and with the tax credits, even more than I paid in.)
Add up everything you spent on the baby, including hospital and doctor bills, then compare it to the CTC. I promise you spent more on the baby than you saved.
I've been doing taxes for people through the VITA program, a free tax preparation program run by the IRS. I've begun to hate what is known in Wisconsin as the Homestead credit, which has required us to send just about everyone back with a form which needs to be filled out by the landlord. So aggravating.
GasBandit
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Thanks for the offer. Who knows, I might take you up on it sometime. I'm a bit of a stone's throw away, actually, but what's a few hour drive in Texas, right? Your guess is probably based on my moderate familiarity level of houston geography. I have relatives there I visit semifrequently.[DOUBLEPOST=1393706110,1393705995][/DOUBLEPOST]
Congratulations on planning your taxes correctly this year! I always try to do my tax refund like a golf score - the closer to 0, the better. I know it feels good to get a big refund, but the truth is that was just a big fat interest-free loan you made to the government.
I'd rather it this way, because if I'm doing the savings over the year, that's something I'll be disciplined about, whereas if we get a big refund, we're probably going to make a big purchase we don't need.
I'm having to remind myself that I need to be responsible and not splurge on a ps4/new gaming rig/whatever/whoamIkiddingI'mgoingtoanyway
That's been us each year we got a payout.
"Let's get a Wii!" "Let's get a PS3!" "Let's get an HDTV!" "Let's not get evicted!"
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Mine too. Which reminds me. All of you probably need to buy a new iPod and google glass. No particular reason. Just heard they were cool.
Is it possible that she's just trying to get you not to move?
I'm relatively certain that's a thought in her head. I did ask that she go to the hospital and get bloodwork and came back as a weak positive, so it is verified. She intends to keep it because she wasn't able to keep her last two...
Wow
Well, I mean, it could be. Given the recent divorce, I imagine Adam wasn't ready for that serious a commitment so soon. Can't speak for him, of course, but that was my thought.
Cajungal
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I think she meant that he could have put that in one of the more serious rant threads.
And now she's decided not to talk to me anymore because it's too stressful and stress could cause a miscarriage.
Adam is feeling like a major league chump.
My choices are:
Don't move and we all live as a family.
Move and never see the baby again.
Move and she moves to Manitoba too.
Also I'm not allowed to get custody.
Sigh
Adam is feeling like a major league chump.
My choices are:
Don't move and we all live as a family.
Move and never see the baby again.
Move and she moves to Manitoba too.
Also I'm not allowed to get custody.
Sigh
Good lord, this woman sounds like a bit of a head case.
"Not allowed?" Is there some weird facet of Canadian law that says fathers can never ever have custody? I know of at least 3 dads who have full custody of kids. Or is this just something she said? Also, you don't *have* to live as a family, there is such a thing as visitation. Don't limit your options to needing to be together if you want to be in the kid's life.
Um...I hope you can hang around long enough (as in you aren't moving immediately) to go to the first OB/Gyn appointment with her. Both pregnancies I was given an ultrasound to confirm the viability of the baby -some time around the 8th or 10th week of pregnancy.
