I've been subpoenaed for court today

[Dina Lerret]

I love my parents and let me recount the ways...

I'm being dragged into their messy divorce *again*.  Today, I have to
be at court for a deposition and I'll have to miss time at work.

>From when I was a kid and my stepmom showing me my mom's alimony
checks to her saying she'd rather see all of my dad's money burn than
for my mom to get a penny--I was younger than fourteen and upset at
hearing the anger, so over a decade later I still remember.  I never
said any of this to my mom, but I always figured my worth was either
calculated at how much of an expense I am or how much money I could
make. {exasperated sigh}  Some days, I wish they would've done both
themselves and me a favour and had me aborted.  Anyway, I'm willing to
bet my dad's lawyer is dragging me into this because of the monetary
assistance I do provide my mom from time to time.

Over two decades and setting a legal precedence along the way, they're
still going on about money: my mom wants to keep the alimony and my
dad doesn't want to pay her any.

I tell ya... Parents can drive you bonkers.

Dina