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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 25 2008, 01:15 AM (174 Views) | |
| Sara Laughs | Apr 25 2008, 01:15 AM Post #1 |
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He wanted to take my littlest one overnight for a special treat since he has vacation this week. So I agreed to let him pick her up from school and take her and then drop her off at school the next morning. I kept telling him that she gets done at 11:10 and he kept saying he'd pick her up at noon. And I'd tell him, nooooo it's 11:10 not noon. Guess what? Oh you know what. He was 40 minutes late picking her up from school.
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| EssieLou | Apr 25 2008, 01:27 AM Post #2 |
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Oh my. What do you do?
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| luvsromance | Apr 25 2008, 06:23 AM Post #3 |
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THis is not so bad! At lest school was still in session.... two months ago a family that attends my youngest child's preschool, left their two year old at school. The school closes at six. The teacher told me she waited until 7:30 and after being unable to reach the parents on the phone, she had to call the police. They went to the child's house, and the parents were just sitting there, watching tv. Hello! Wouldn't you notice that your two year old was missing? Kid hasn't been seen at preschool since! |
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| schnuppi | Apr 25 2008, 12:06 PM Post #4 |
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DANG! Sometimes I really wonder why people get kids if they dont want to spend time with them! Or how do you explain how they could forget their child at school? Makes me mad :ph43r: |
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| Sara Laughs | Apr 25 2008, 09:13 PM Post #5 |
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Oh for the love! He was picking up my #2 son today for his turn to spend the night and wasn't he late again?!? Luckily I was there this time reading to the kindergarteners. Remind me next time that this is a bad idea. Sheesh. |
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| sdmountainkat | Apr 25 2008, 09:22 PM Post #6 |
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Well, I could point out that your FIL wants to spend time with your little ones
I know, that doesn't help much when your little ones are left waiting :rolleyes: My kids grandparents left much to be desired, I know they loved the kids, but were either not around or not reliable. Just work around their weaknesses, easier said than done, I know. |
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| chea | Apr 25 2008, 09:30 PM Post #7 |
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That's just awful.....my mother used to do that to me...... we would ger out of school at 3 and I would sit and sit until 4:30 to 5 sometimes. I hated it, I always felt that she thought other thing were more important. Is you FIL on of those people who you can tell something but after they make up their mind anything you say goes on deaf ears??? If we wanted my mother there at the right time we had to tell her it was an hour earlier! |
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| sdmountainkat | Apr 25 2008, 09:58 PM Post #8 |
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Well, my FIL is basically a SOB. I don't think he was much a father, I was actually warned away from dating my hubby by some of his friends who knew his father from when the boys were in grade school. We started dating in high school. My FIL has a better relationship with everyone now, but can still be very off-putting. At my oldest's wedding, he told some of my friends that having him was the biggest mistake of our lives I still haven't forgiven that one. (OK, I was 18, and 4 months pregnant when I graduated high school, but we are still together 28 years later and raised three wonderful kids.) My daughters SO has said that if they get married, he will not be invited.Both grandmothers are dead, they were the ones who were around. My mom was incredibly unreliable, I never told the kids see was coming, bringing, whatever in advance - things were always a surprise with her for them. My MIL always had the best intentions and was great when the kids were little. She remarried, and things went downhill after that. Then Alzheimers took over when the kids were teens, that was hard for all of us. My dad has always lived out of town, visiting has never been a priority. He loves us, but I feel we are often forgotten and the younger (step/half) siblings are closer to them. My biological father wasn't in our lives until 2001, it has been great, but again - the kids they raised are closer. Well, that was a pretty pitiful story wasn't it! I'm not really sure what to add or if I should even post this, but I will anyway...... |
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| Sara Laughs | Apr 26 2008, 12:29 AM Post #9 |
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I know, you're right. I'm glad he wants to spend time with them, especially after the relationship he had with my DH when he was young. Really I am. He's just a little on the selfish side of it and it usually makes my life just a little harder when he's involved. After fifteen years, I'm getting used to it. And really, my youngest is six. How much longer will we be doing special outings with granpaw? |
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| tattyromantic | Apr 26 2008, 01:14 AM Post #10 |
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Some parents I don't understand You need a license to fish but not to have kids
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I still haven't forgiven that one. (OK, I was 18, and 4 months pregnant when I graduated high school, but we are still together 28 years later and raised three wonderful kids.) My daughters SO has said that if they get married, he will not be invited.
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