Just when I thought we had everything settled for Friend #2, we find out that the FAFSA form has errors & she is missing a Title IV-E authorization form. She called me in tears about 5pm as tomorrow is the last day to get her tuition paid wondering what to do. She told me to call her dad as he had told her that everything was handled. He is an attorney. Anyway, I called him & he called me back mad as a hornet saying that he was sick & tired of his estranged wife & daughter blaming him for everything. He said that they could go to "xxxx" as far as he was concerned. He blamed the mother for the problems. Then the mother called me all upset & yelling that her daughter should never have come to us. She blamed the father for all of this. Anyway, I calmed the mother down & we have made plans to go to the financial aid office in the morning & we will see a friend of mine who works there. I called him & he said that we will get it all straightened out & Friend #2 should plan to attend her classes as scheduled. I spent most of today contacting people that I know who will donate funds to get a computer for her. We have almost enough money to buy her a small laptop. She can do her schoolwork at our house since we have wi-fi or in the school library. I even contacted a friend about getting her a part-time job which will work around her classes. I am so tired of these parents who refuse to be parents to their children. Hubby said that we will help her graduate college so she can build a good life for herself.
Marty