"Laura"  wrote in message
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>
> flinrius wrote:
> 
>  Also if Dad pays
>> support why can't there be receipts that prove these costs were
> actually
>> incurred?
>
> Do we really need to prove how much it costs to provide shelter, food,
> clothing, transportation, daycare, along with the many other
> incidentals?
>
> Don't we already know that raising children is expensive?  You honestly
> think it needs to be proven by keeping receipts?
>
> If that's the case, how much, on average, do you think it would cost to
> raise 3 children?
>
> Because two of mine are younger than school age, you can add    $800/mo
> in daycare alone ... (which I pay on my own).
>
> Personally, I think the non-custodial parent forgets just how expensive
> it is to raise children because they don't see the expense beyond the
> obvious housing and food costs.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> ~Laura
You know if men can be coscripted in wartime for duty, why can't single moms
be conscripted and paid to work in day care centres?




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