Follow Up to "A Subpoena"

I should have written weeks ago an update to my post titled A Subpeona about a forced appearance in court on an ancient child support case against my daughter's father who is more than $15,000 and at least 15 years in arrears.

Here's a synopsis:

I sat in a stuffy courtroom with dozens of people charged with various crimes - blech! - and other parents who, like me, had received a subpeona to appear in court because their childrens' fathers were in arrears on child support.

After sitting through hours of criminal cases, the court finally moved to child support cases. Several deadbeat dads, thousands of dollars in arrears, stood before the judge whining and making excuses.

When our case was finally called after 6 p.m. (My subpeona ordered me to appear at 1 p.m.), the prosecutor pulled me into the hallway, told me my daughter's father had agreed to plead guilty to the felony and pay up or go to jail.

Received since then: $374.40.

I understand there's a new jail in Texas County and wonder how many of my state tax dollars were used to build it.

Bet it's more than $374.40.

The first pay check

I'm proud of my son.

Here's a photo of him in his McDonald's uniform shirt with his first pay check.

He put most of his earnings in his savings account. Smart kid.

From Damon