in my pockets...

I am sure of this situation, but I am going to share my situation being a single parent with a deadbeat Dad. My Daugther is 5 years old me and her dad were in a good relationship until my daugther was born as soon as she came the attention shifted from him to my baby. He became jealous of his own child. I was off on maternity leave I wanted return back to work so I had to look into daycare he did not want to pay 1/2 on daycare so I asked for help from the state the 1st requirement if you get help from the state you have to sue the non custodial parent for support. He did not want to pay child suppurt so he sued me for custody. I had no problem with this at first because that is my daugthers father I wanted her to have a relationship with her Dad even though he had open access to my daugther. He got what he wanted he didn't have to pay support nor did he provide any support with anything I had to pay for EVERYTHING from clothes,shoes, toys,healthcare to daycare. Whereas if I would NOT have tried to work with him my daycare cost would have only been $35 per week instead because 2 incomes were suppose to be involved. I had to pay full price $125 per week without any help from him. He got a new girlfriend a young dumb girl that believed everything that he told her. I had nothing against this chic I was happy he had finally moved on so I thaught...She would play on my phone call me names call my phone and just listen, throw rocks at me. They ended up getting married and having a baby he sued me again this time for full custody and relocation he wanted to move my baby to another state with a chic who does not even like me or my daugther but he lost. He even lied to me about his religion so he dont have to send anything for my kid for Christmas but his silly wife called me gloating about how much he did for her kid and not my kid. I have been on both sides of the fence I have been the girlfriend and the babysmama. I think that sometimes the girlfriend can get involed when she should not get involved. In most cases the child came before the girlfriend and the girlfriend should except that the man has other responsibilities other than their relationship. My child is now battling depression because the wife will not allow my daugthers Dad to come and see her. It has been 1 yr since my daugther seen her Dad, she use to see her Dad every week 3 days a week. It so hard convincing my Daugther that Daddy still loves her. She always ask me why Daddy dont love her anymore. I always respind Daddy loves you but he just have to work very very far away. Sorry for the long response.