I bookmarked the entire thread to pass on to others. Your link is excellent, thanks for pinging me to it.
I've received an unpleasant education today. Unpleasant because now I know more about what I've suspected, and there really isn't a damn thing I can do about it...at the moment. One last thing that no one has mentioned. For those of you who are younger than I am, or don't have kids, the Federal Government made it a requirement that your infants and children must be registered with Social Security numbers in order for the parent to claim them on tax returns. I distinctly recall the sinking feeling I got when I heard that. I can't remember if I was pregnant with the 22 yr old or the 17 yr old when that came about.
My ex wanted his money back, so of course they all got SS cards....
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