A DAD has divided opinion after complaining that his new wife is refusing to pay towards his kids from a previous marriage.

Taking to Reddit the disgruntled bloke explained that he and his wife of five years Stacey* have two children together and he also shares three children with his ex-wife Hannah*.

He wrote: “Ever since Stacey and I got together she has made it very clear to me that my 3 children are mine and Hannah's responsibility, not hers. 

“This has worked out well so far, but lately it has been taking a toll on me.”

The dad went on to explain that since Stacey had her first child Hannah has insisted that he pay the same amount to her each month to keep things ‘fair.’

In addition he pays the majority of their joint expenses while Stacey takes care of most of the child costs.

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Explaining his grievance, the dad continued: “Stacey has never taking issues with having to care for mine and Hannah's children. 

“She picks them up from school, takes them to activities, and ensures they have everything they need. However, anytime she purchases anything for them, she immediately sends me a Venmo request and demands I cover all expenses related to children that are "not hers". 

“We recently went on a family vacation and she demanded that I pay for half of the portion for our children and all of the portion for Hannah's. 

“I told her that all these expenses are taking a hit in my finances and she didn't seem to care. She reiterated that my children are my responsibility.”

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The dad added that Stacey had added ‘insult to injury’ by setting up a college fund for their children while his and Hannah’s had nothing in theirs.

When Hannah suggested he do the same for their kids, Stacey agreed but insisted that he did the same for the children he shares with her.

Finishing his complaint, he wrote: “I told Stacey I need her to start paying her fair share of expenses around our household. 

“I cannot afford to pay child support, household expenses, and all these miscellaneous expenses that come up for my kids. It wouldn't hurt her financially, as she makes more than me and could easily spare some money. 

“Stacey blew up and took our children to her parent's house and I haven't heard from her in a day and a half. Am I the a**hole for demanding that she pay her fair share?”

Fellow Redditors were quick to offer their own opinions, with consensus being that the dad was being unreasonable with his request.

Commenting on the thread, one wrote: “Stacey already pays majority of the costs for THEIR 2 kids. That’s literally more than what the baseline would be. 

“On top of that, she contributes to ex wife and OP’s kids by providing childcare, time, commitment and basically caring like a second mother to them.” 

“Stacey pays for half of all the household expenses (fair) and most of your SHARED children's expenses… That makes you the AH… They are your kids… Why is she paying for most of what they need?” agreed another.

A third added: “You have 5 kids. You’re responsible for providing for their care. That includes a lot of expenses.”

However, there were a few who took the dad's side.

"I think her stance on 'your kids' and 'her kids' is unreasonable," wrote one.

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A second agreed adding: "You should be contributing money towards all of your kids college funds but it seems like your current wife is bleeding you dry."

*Names have been changed.

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