I just got a phone call. My ex will be out of town for a few days next week, his week with the kids, so they'll be staying with me an extra three days. No problem at all, I actually look forward to it.

But should I even have had to ASK for him to send along some money to cover the extra cost of food and miscellaneous expenses that I normally wouldn't have those days? Not to mention that now my work week will be interrupted when I wasn't expecting it to be. My 12-y/o son is an eating machine and thinks I'm a human ATM for all of his entertainment desires. The guy would have to be spending money on the kids' food if they were with him, so why is it such an imposition to hand me $50 or so?