I Don't Understand

Since I know all of you are big readers, you no doubt have seen what happened in Houston Texas yesterday when Hilary Duff's mother and father were in court yesterday. In case you didn't hear what happened, here is a rundown. Hilary's mom wanted $25,000 from dad to spend on Hilary's 21st birthday. She was also there to complain that the $10,000 a month she gets from Hilary's dad isn't even enough to cover her basic bills and so Hilary has to give her money each month. She also thinks Bob is hiding money.

Hey, I think Bob is hiding money, and the court even sent him to jail for ten days because he was selling things without asking permission of the court first. My guess is that he is running out of money and wants to keep as much as he can for himself and his girlfriend, and away from his ex-wife.

Apparently the judge thought $25,000 for a party to be spent on a daughter who is a multi-millionaire was a bit much and so just ordered the dad to pay half. So now, Hilary's mom said she won't be able to use the 24k gold napkins and will instead have to use Bounty paper towels and get an ice cream cake from Carvel. Yeah, because $12,500 just isn't enough for a birthday party. $25,000 is what the family spent on Haylie's birthday party, and so the mom wanted to be able to spend the same amount on Hilary's party. I see her reasoning, and appreciate her wanting to treat them equally, but that isn't what is going to happen. You think mom is really going to spend that much on Hilary? Hell no. Mom is going to go buy a card, and keep the rest. This is a mom who borrows money from her daughter every month so she can live like a millionaire. I guarantee you that when she gets cash in her pocket, it stays in her pocket. This is a woman who invested everything she had into a Hilary Duff film and was surprised when it tanked. Oh, what film you ask? Material Girls. Yeah, that's what I thought.

I don't have a lot of sympathy for either side in this case. Mom sounds like a money grubbing leech and dad sounds like a jerk. From a question that was asked in court and then withdrawn, it also appears Hilary and her dad do not like each other. In fact, they may hate each other. Haylie on the other hand, appears to be the apple of Daddy's eye. Interesting. Interesting.

I really want this whole thing to be over because Hilary's dad has promised that he has lots and lots to share, but the judge has ordered him not to speak to the press.