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Okay, so I just need some advice. My ex, I have a kid with my ex, and my kid is getting older, and big expenses are starting to come up, and I don't know how to tell my ex. We're pretty good co-parenting. We just talk about things a lot.

Okay, so I just need some advice. My ex, I have a kid with my ex, and my kid is getting older, and big expenses are starting to come up, and I don't know how to tell my ex. We're pretty good co-parenting. We just talk about things a lot.

Okay, so I just need some advice. My ex, I have a kid with my ex, and my kid is getting older, and big expenses are starting to come up, and I don't know how to tell my ex. We're pretty good co-parenting. We just talk about things a lot.

Um, but I think there's an expectation with money and I don't think I can meet their expectation with money. So I have, it's like a finance question and it's really morale. You know, like my kid needs braces or wants braces. It's not medically necessary and that's $6,000. She wants to split it with three grand a piece. I just don't have it.

Um, but I think there's an expectation with money and I don't think I can meet their expectation with money. So I have, it's like a finance question and it's really morale. You know, like my kid needs braces or wants braces. It's not medically necessary and that's $6,000. She wants to split it with three grand a piece. I just don't have it.

Um, but I think there's an expectation with money and I don't think I can meet their expectation with money. So I have, it's like a finance question and it's really morale. You know, like my kid needs braces or wants braces. It's not medically necessary and that's $6,000. She wants to split it with three grand a piece. I just don't have it.

Is that something I am just obligated to pay anyway and just figure it out? Or am I allowed to say no? And then there's a car that's being brought up right now and there's some big expenses coming up and she wants to split everything. And I don't know how I can really do that. Well, it's pretty common that people get sideways at this age.

Is that something I am just obligated to pay anyway and just figure it out? Or am I allowed to say no? And then there's a car that's being brought up right now and there's some big expenses coming up and she wants to split everything. And I don't know how I can really do that. Well, it's pretty common that people get sideways at this age.

Is that something I am just obligated to pay anyway and just figure it out? Or am I allowed to say no? And then there's a car that's being brought up right now and there's some big expenses coming up and she wants to split everything. And I don't know how I can really do that. Well, it's pretty common that people get sideways at this age.

It was really, really rocky in the early years. And we've worked on it really well. And I think that we're... I mean, at one point, we even had a couple of beers together. So I think we've gotten pretty okay. But I just... My kid is 15 going on 16 and she's getting so expensive now with bigger ticket items. It's not just clothes anymore.

It was really, really rocky in the early years. And we've worked on it really well. And I think that we're... I mean, at one point, we even had a couple of beers together. So I think we've gotten pretty okay. But I just... My kid is 15 going on 16 and she's getting so expensive now with bigger ticket items. It's not just clothes anymore.

It was really, really rocky in the early years. And we've worked on it really well. And I think that we're... I mean, at one point, we even had a couple of beers together. So I think we've gotten pretty okay. But I just... My kid is 15 going on 16 and she's getting so expensive now with bigger ticket items. It's not just clothes anymore.

So— We're kind of going down that path right now, and I think you're going to say no. I'm assuming you're going to say no.

So— We're kind of going down that path right now, and I think you're going to say no. I'm assuming you're going to say no.

So— We're kind of going down that path right now, and I think you're going to say no. I'm assuming you're going to say no.

Okay. Yes. Well, that's exactly kind of where she wants to go. It's not necessarily a loan. It's an IOU to her.