I divorced this year. My ex-husband slid again into the depths of alcoholism and created a misery that I and the children could no longer endure. Unfortunately, this is also bringing financial catastrophe for me and the children ever nearer. My children have an aunt and uncle that are very successful business owners -- I don't know what their income is, but I suspect that it would place them at the bottom of, or very close to, the much talked of "1%." I recently sent them a letter explaining my predicament, and asking for them to make up what the child support ought to be...because the children's father has chosen to use subterfuge to deflate his income, reducing the child support to very, very little, even while I have the kids 6.75 days of every week. The arrogant reply came yesterday -- telling me I need to work with the children's father, and, essentially, that they believed that if they helped me financially that it would prevent me from "pulling myself up by my own bootstraps." They profess a flavor of Christianity. This is my response:(I have edited out names)
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