Friday, November 2, 2007

Slick Willie Gary and How Much Did Mrs. Gary Know

The Willie Gary story is interesting to me on so many levels. Here is a link to the story: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1115283908919
In a nutshell, rich guy cheats, gets jump-off pregnant and ordered to pay $28K monthly child support. That amount may seem high, but for what he is worth ($60M), it's a drop in the bucket and his kids deserve to live well. One source says that Gary charges as much as $11,000 an hour as an attorney.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/04/18/willie-gary-and-his-11000-an-hour-fee/
So he could work three hours a week and pay his child support for the month! And this low life wanted to pay only $5K a month.
But stories about dysfunctional marriages always make me wonder who knew what and when. Did Slick Willie's wife know her husband was cheating? I trust my husband and I trust my kids. But when necessary, I am not above snooping. Is anyone else with me on that? I know who my daughter talks to on her cell phone and have her passwords to her voicemail and email accounts. My daughter is still young, so snooping with her is more safety related and she knows all about it.
On the other hand, I have the password to my husband's voice and email accounts and the password to his business cell phone provider and he doesn't quite know about it. OK he sorta knows about the email but he doesn't know about the voicemail and cell phone provider at all. I don't think that my husband would cheat BUT he is a man and my experience with this species has not always proven them to be upfront about what they do in their off time. This may violate the marriage code and some spiritual principles, but "whatever," Jesus said that the truth will set you free. If he ever starts behaving strangely, dressing differently, jumping when the cell phone rings or staying out late, I will at least have a way of finding out the truth.

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