“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss

In the last decade of knowing and loving my two little girls, I have been deeply reminded of something I had long ago forgotten.  Some of the best wisdom I ever learned about life flowed from the pen of the man known as Dr. Seuss.  When they were younger, I enjoyed giving new voices to each of the immortal characters as I read to them.  The payment of smiles, giggle and love beaming through their eyes was everything I could ever want.

Yesterday, I learned that my ex-wife left the state with our daughters against my express statement that I do not agree to this.  I didn’t agree because she has in the past made multiple statements that she would disappear with the girls and I will never see them again.  She gave me half information that through minor investigation I have found the name of the hotel which she states she has taken them.  But the hotel has only confirmed reservation for one night and for only one single bed.

The reason I have set up this blog along with the lady that I have met after my divorce and hope one day to be my wife is in hope to raise funds to fight for the girls in court.  Since divorce my ex has often done some fairly lousy things such as lying to the police and having that revealed when my oldest daughter answered their questions with the truth.  Before she had spoken up and told them that their mother had attacked me and was beating me up when I fled the house that had been our home, I had received an order stating that I would have no contact with the girls for a period of three years – not even so much as an email or birthday card.  That was quickly thrown out once my daughter was interviewed and that interview was taken into court.

Since then my ex has done such things as filing with the Department of Children’s Services claims such as alleging I am an unfit father because at the time the diagnosis was that I was dying.  That was the entirety of that particular attempt to take me out of their lives.  I was diagnosed as dying.  Therefore, I didn’t deserve to be their father.

Meanwhile, she ignores their health issues unless I really press the point and often acts unilaterally to do things to close off contact between the girls and I.  The latest being to leave the state with them against my protests to the contrary.  At present, I do not know if this is the first step n ‘disappearing’ as she has threatened many times.

My hope is to exchange my poetry, other writings, photographs so on to raise money to fight for  my daughters.  So far, I have failed to get PayPal set up correctly.  The same result for setting up Amazon.  I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong.  Nor, do I know how to get it right.   I am open to all ideas.

I should also maybe explain this.  However, my ex did this, she managed to get the Court to agree that I should have to do my best to live off of 25% of my wages.  She, of course, although making almost twice as much as I do somehow can’t manage to make ends meet without 75% of my pay.  I have never seen anything like this in my life.  But it is what it is, right?  As the judge said to me the last time I tried to legally object to this arrangement, “Sit down.  You’re not an attorney.”  This was said when I tried to show the judge the statutory law, case law and the support guidelines for the state I live in all clearly showing that I should get to keep a little more than 25%.

And that is the how and the why of deciding to get a blog started and try to earn some funds to take of me and fight for the rights of my little girls.   I am hopeful that once PayPal and Amazon and any other monetizing ideas can be brought into play that I can lead a somewhat more normal life while having funds to try to protect my little girls.  Please help if you’re able.  Again, I am open to all ideas as I try to survive and do right for my little girls.

Thanks!