2012 is upon us

As 2012 is upon us, I figured it would be a good time to open a new blog. With this new blog, I hope to reflect, and look forward.

2011 was not a bad year, its just a year I hope not to repeat. My youngest son and my daughter and I had a falling out.

My youngest son and I are talking again, but my daughter is still mad at me. Mad at what, I do not know. When my daughter opens her mouth, her words are not her own, but the are the words of my ex-wife.

Maybe one day my daughter and I will reconnect.

Some of the things I hope to do in 2012 are improve my health and improve my standard of living.

My youngest son turns 18 in 2012. Hopefully I can get his part of the child support behind me.

Dealing with the Texas child support office has been nothing short of a nightmare. Like the time the child support office raised the amount I was supposed to be paying for no reason, and with no due process. They just sent me a letter saying I owed more money and was raising my payments. After calling the child support office and complaining, they agreed to return to what the court order said I was supposed to be paying.

What got me, the stupid people at the child support office wanted to bypass the "due process" part of our legal system. No person shall be devoid of life, liberty or property without due process. I guess the people who wanted to raise my child support that time slept though that part of government class.

Non-custodial parents have to provide insurance and support payments, while dead-beat custodial parents can sit on their ass at home and not do a single thing.

Raising children takes a joint effort on the behalf of both parents, and not just one or the otehr.