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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Why am I paying 100’s in child maintenance when the TV says I can look after an elephant for a fiver a month. Pretty sure an elephant eats more than my 2 kids.
And another thing. How come a fiver can supply an African village with fresh water when Yorkshire water are charging me £30 a month just for my house? |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
"Why am I paying 100’s in child maintenance when the TV says I can look after an elephant for a fiver a month. Pretty sure an elephant eats more than my 2 kids.
And another thing. How come a fiver can supply an African village with fresh water when Yorkshire water are charging me £30 a month just for my house?"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"You do realise there are millions of you, paying a fiver a month. How many other men contribute to your children's upbringing? "
No, I genuinely thought those adverts were only being shown on my TV exclusively to me 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You're paying for your children and your exes standard of living, not just for food. You should learn how to pull out.
That is cheap for water. It is way more expensive here, plus we get the bad additives such as fluoride and who knows whatelse.
Dig a well |
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
We could get rid of the kids and get an elephant each  "
If you do get one don't let it near the custard. They leave footprints in it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
We could get rid of the kids and get an elephant each
If you do get one don't let it near the custard. They leave footprints in it."
Damn elephants. I bet that’s why they’re so cheap! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
We could get rid of the kids and get an elephant each
If you do get one don't let it near the custard. They leave footprints in it.
Damn elephants. I bet that’s why they’re so cheap!"
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
We could get rid of the kids and get an elephant each
If you do get one don't let it near the custard. They leave footprints in it.
Damn elephants. I bet that’s why they’re so cheap!"
An elephant would earn its keep, have you never watched The Flintstones? |
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I think if you grew up with only your mother with no help off my dad it makes you realise how hard it is and how much you never had cause your dad wouldn’t support you , so when you have your own kids and you split up from your wife you remember how it was for you and you want to give as much as you can |
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!"
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
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"Why am I paying 100’s in child maintenance when the TV says I can look after an elephant for a fiver a month. Pretty sure an elephant eats more than my 2 kids.
And another thing. How come a fiver can supply an African village with fresh water when Yorkshire water are charging me £30 a month just for my house?"
Not entirely accurate. The fiver only stops the elephant being shot.
I think they spend the money on kevlar body armour or something. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
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I have paid the maint for my kids for 11 years, even paid an outlandish amount when she decided to lie to the system. I win that battle. On top of the money she gets, I give my kids extra money to do their own thing. I pay for food when they are with me, extra clothes when they want them or need them. I pay all the fuel.cists of going to get them. Holidays, treats etc etc the list goes on and on!! I am a parent, not a cash cow for my ex wife every month. I have no issue paying for my kids, not 1 little bit, what I do have issue with is paying the maint when thats not about being a parent. I say scrap it altogether and just let parents be bloody parents!!! |
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By *eesideMan
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"Why am I paying 100’s in child maintenance when the TV says I can look after an elephant for a fiver a month. Pretty sure an elephant eats more than my 2 kids.
And another thing. How come a fiver can supply an African village with fresh water when Yorkshire water are charging me £30 a month just for my house?"
I no. its a total rip off but wot can you do op ? |
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
I have paid the maint for my kids for 11 years, even paid an outlandish amount when she decided to lie to the system. I win that battle. On top of the money she gets, I give my kids extra money to do their own thing. I pay for food when they are with me, extra clothes when they want them or need them. I pay all the fuel.cists of going to get them. Holidays, treats etc etc the list goes on and on!! I am a parent, not a cash cow for my ex wife every month. I have no issue paying for my kids, not 1 little bit, what I do have issue with is paying the maint when thats not about being a parent. I say scrap it altogether and just let parents be bloody parents!!!"
If you scrapped maintenance, a hell of a lot of guys wouldn’t support their kids!
We don’t live in an ideal, altruistic world sadly - we live in the real one!
I can assure you, most single mums aren’t living in luxury whilst their exes slave to keep up payments.
Parenting is a joint job with joint responsibilities (including financial) - and IMO the most important job any of us will ever do! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
I have paid the maint for my kids for 11 years, even paid an outlandish amount when she decided to lie to the system. I win that battle. On top of the money she gets, I give my kids extra money to do their own thing. I pay for food when they are with me, extra clothes when they want them or need them. I pay all the fuel.cists of going to get them. Holidays, treats etc etc the list goes on and on!! I am a parent, not a cash cow for my ex wife every month. I have no issue paying for my kids, not 1 little bit, what I do have issue with is paying the maint when thats not about being a parent. I say scrap it altogether and just let parents be bloody parents!!!
If you scrapped maintenance, a hell of a lot of guys wouldn’t support their kids!
We don’t live in an ideal, altruistic world sadly - we live in the real one!
I can assure you, most single mums aren’t living in luxury whilst their exes slave to keep up payments.
Parenting is a joint job with joint responsibilities (including financial) - and IMO the most important job any of us will ever do! "
I totally agree with that statement, thats not the issue. I struggle month to month because of the maint bill. I am not in a highly paid job. If I didn't have to pay maint then I would have extra money to spend on my kids myself.
I agree not every parent would pay what they should to help if it wasn't there. The system of it is fucked really and thats what needs looking at.......so in short, we should all buy an elephant!!! |
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
I have paid the maint for my kids for 11 years, even paid an outlandish amount when she decided to lie to the system. I win that battle. On top of the money she gets, I give my kids extra money to do their own thing. I pay for food when they are with me, extra clothes when they want them or need them. I pay all the fuel.cists of going to get them. Holidays, treats etc etc the list goes on and on!! I am a parent, not a cash cow for my ex wife every month. I have no issue paying for my kids, not 1 little bit, what I do have issue with is paying the maint when thats not about being a parent. I say scrap it altogether and just let parents be bloody parents!!!
If you scrapped maintenance, a hell of a lot of guys wouldn’t support their kids!
We don’t live in an ideal, altruistic world sadly - we live in the real one!
I can assure you, most single mums aren’t living in luxury whilst their exes slave to keep up payments.
Parenting is a joint job with joint responsibilities (including financial) - and IMO the most important job any of us will ever do!
I totally agree with that statement, thats not the issue. I struggle month to month because of the maint bill. I am not in a highly paid job. If I didn't have to pay maint then I would have extra money to spend on my kids myself.
I agree not every parent would pay what they should to help if it wasn't there. The system of it is fucked really and thats what needs looking at.......so in short, we should all buy an elephant!!!"
I’m not convinced! Took me years to toilet train the kids! Wouldn’t want to have to start all over again with an elephant!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
I have paid the maint for my kids for 11 years, even paid an outlandish amount when she decided to lie to the system. I win that battle. On top of the money she gets, I give my kids extra money to do their own thing. I pay for food when they are with me, extra clothes when they want them or need them. I pay all the fuel.cists of going to get them. Holidays, treats etc etc the list goes on and on!! I am a parent, not a cash cow for my ex wife every month. I have no issue paying for my kids, not 1 little bit, what I do have issue with is paying the maint when thats not about being a parent. I say scrap it altogether and just let parents be bloody parents!!!
If you scrapped maintenance, a hell of a lot of guys wouldn’t support their kids!
We don’t live in an ideal, altruistic world sadly - we live in the real one!
I can assure you, most single mums aren’t living in luxury whilst their exes slave to keep up payments.
Parenting is a joint job with joint responsibilities (including financial) - and IMO the most important job any of us will ever do!
I totally agree with that statement, thats not the issue. I struggle month to month because of the maint bill. I am not in a highly paid job. If I didn't have to pay maint then I would have extra money to spend on my kids myself.
I agree not every parent would pay what they should to help if it wasn't there. The system of it is fucked really and thats what needs looking at.......so in short, we should all buy an elephant!!!
I’m not convinced! Took me years to toilet train the kids! Wouldn’t want to have to start all over again with an elephant! "
Hahahaha!!! Nappies would certainly be bigger thats for sure |
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"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!
I maintained my child without splitting up from his mother. Paid for private education for 7 years then university for 5 years. I made the decision to father the child so I had the responsibility to look after and support him.
If you hadn't wanted to father a child there were options available to prevent that happening. The choice was yours.
Grown-ups take responsibility!
I have paid the maint for my kids for 11 years, even paid an outlandish amount when she decided to lie to the system. I win that battle. On top of the money she gets, I give my kids extra money to do their own thing. I pay for food when they are with me, extra clothes when they want them or need them. I pay all the fuel.cists of going to get them. Holidays, treats etc etc the list goes on and on!! I am a parent, not a cash cow for my ex wife every month. I have no issue paying for my kids, not 1 little bit, what I do have issue with is paying the maint when thats not about being a parent. I say scrap it altogether and just let parents be bloody parents!!!
If you scrapped maintenance, a hell of a lot of guys wouldn’t support their kids!
We don’t live in an ideal, altruistic world sadly - we live in the real one!
I can assure you, most single mums aren’t living in luxury whilst their exes slave to keep up payments.
Parenting is a joint job with joint responsibilities (including financial) - and IMO the most important job any of us will ever do!
I totally agree with that statement, thats not the issue. I struggle month to month because of the maint bill. I am not in a highly paid job. If I didn't have to pay maint then I would have extra money to spend on my kids myself.
I agree not every parent would pay what they should to help if it wasn't there. The system of it is fucked really and thats what needs looking at.......so in short, we should all buy an elephant!!!
I’m not convinced! Took me years to toilet train the kids! Wouldn’t want to have to start all over again with an elephant!
Hahahaha!!! Nappies would certainly be bigger thats for sure "
And can you imagine the size of the potty you’d need?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Elephants don't need school uniform.
And my kids don’t need upto 600 pounds of food a Day ether "
Elephants eat grass. I thought the elephant money was to protect them from poachers. |
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"Why am I paying 100’s in child maintenance when the TV says I can look after an elephant for a fiver a month. Pretty sure an elephant eats more than my 2 kids.
And another thing. How come a fiver can supply an African village with fresh water when Yorkshire water are charging me £30 a month just for my house?"
Yes but these are charity adverts, and as we know from recent events, they do some things that none of us expected! |
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By *mojeeCouple
over a year ago
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"You're paying for your children and your exes standard of living, not just for food. You should learn how to pull out.
That is cheap for water. It is way more expensive here, plus we get the bad additives such as fluoride and who knows whatelse.
Dig a well"
Paying for an ex standard of living???? Really!!! I don't think so somehow. I pay mine so that my son has what he needs and his mother can pay for what she needs out of her own pocket. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You're paying for your children and your exes standard of living, not just for food. You should learn how to pull out.
That is cheap for water. It is way more expensive here, plus we get the bad additives such as fluoride and who knows whatelse.
Dig a well
Paying for an ex standard of living???? Really!!! I don't think so somehow. I pay mine so that my son has what he needs and his mother can pay for what she needs out of her own pocket. "
Learn to pull out!? I was married so nowt wrong with that. The problem arose when she couldn't keep em shut around other guys. |
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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago
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"Why am I paying 100’s in child maintenance when the TV says I can look after an elephant for a fiver a month. Pretty sure an elephant eats more than my 2 kids.
And another thing. How come a fiver can supply an African village with fresh water when Yorkshire water are charging me £30 a month just for my house?"
This gave me a giggle this morning so thanks! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I pay the prescribed amount to my ex for my kids which is fine but on top of that, whenever the kids need something she always tells them to ask me, whether it’s clothes, shoes, a hair cut, days out, I pay their school lunch money every week too, the law says that I’m not obliged to pay any more than the set amount of maintenance but she doesn’t see it that way, she bleeds me dry. I will give my kids anything and everything but it gets on my tits when she’s having the life of Riley  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I payed £800 a month for my 3 kids when we parted as far as I was concerned it was my duty to pay regardless of why we split up they are my kids even if we the parents were not together still my responsibility as for water it’s bloody expensive down this part of the world |
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By *uicy72Woman
over a year ago
North Colchester |
"Don't get me started on child maint!!!! Biggest one sided rip off going!!"
Not for all !
Ex pays £2.50 a week says to the tax man that he earns under £100 pw
I was married to him 20years and know full well he earns 10x that  |
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By *uicy72Woman
over a year ago
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"I payed £800 a month for my 3 kids when we parted as far as I was concerned it was my duty to pay regardless of why we split up they are my kids even if we the parents were not together still my responsibility as for water it’s bloody expensive down this part of the world "
A proper respectful Dad you are then
I have great respect for dads that support their children it goes a long way in the eyes of the children too!
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