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"Gini" wrote
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Well, that's a pretty convoluted attempt at an explanation but, I'm guessing you gave it your best shot.

Which part didn't you understand?

It wasn't my kids' teeth that got that bad.

It was mine.

Dental insurance only covers a portion of the costs.

There are co-pays.
There are deductibles.
There is a maximum benefit per year.

When there isn't enough money, as when a non-custodial parent does't or won't contribute to the support of the
children, sometimes expenses have to be put off, or eliminated entirely. Many times, it's the custodial parent's
health care, which is precisely what I posted back on 2/5.

Get it that time?
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It's not a matter of getting it--It's a matter of believing it. And no, I still don't believe it. I don't believe
you (or your kids)
had that much dental work done. I don't believe you were originally implicating yourself as having needed that
amount of dental
work done when I asked how your childrens' teeth got so bad, and I don't believe your dance about the insurance when
I
cornered you on the original post. Get it now?

It doesn't matter what you do or don't believe - that doesn't change reality.

My daughter has never had a cavity - and the only major dental work she's had to undergo was to repair the damage
done to her permanent teeth when she was punched in the face.

And even though money doesn't make it all better, as Teach insists, we are absolutely requesting restitution in the
case the DA has against the kid who punched my daughter.

You're going to have to explain this opne to me, Moon. Did I say that money DOES make it all better? Or did I say
that money DOESN'T make it all better? I'm not quite sure where you are quoting me from. Is it the part where I say
that the ex of the guy was unjustly imprisoned for 13 years should show some compassion because demanding the money
the state says is due to her for CS is not going to change her children's childhoods one bit. It's not, you know.

As for your situation, I absolutely think you should go after restitution! The young man who attacked her needs to
face the consequences of his actions. He DID something and needs to make restitution. The guy who was unjustly
imprisoned does not fall into that category.

How is your daughter doing, btw?

4 months, and we're still taking it one day at a time. He damaged 3 permanent teeth, he and his mother haven't so much
as looked me in the eye, much less apologized for the damage he's caused, and the next hearing is in a couple of weeks.
I keep hoping that she'll come back to some semblance of her old self, but I'm told it can take 9 months or longer.

Once he's got the conviction in his record, I'm contacting the school board to find out why this animal wasn't expelled.