During our time with FSD9 FDH and I decided to take her to an amusement park. I suggested that we bring along a friend for FSD9 so that she would have someone to ride certain rides with and stuff. FDH vetoed the idea and said that it should just be the three of us. I was immediately worried, FSD is always on better bheavior when a friend is around.

So we get to the park and instantly I realize that I have made a mistake coming on this trip. FSD9 was absolutely impossible to please. She dismissed half of the rides as "baby rides" and dismised the other half of the rides as "too scary". There were literally two rides that she wanted to go on in the entire park. Also, it is difficult to keep straight how many times that child whined and yes CRIED. She cried when she did not want to go on rides and cried every time something practically brushed against her skin. Finally FDH decided that we would all go on the log flume. FSD threw a fit like I have never seen. She screamed and cried and carried on. She ate an ice cream and threw the trash on the ground. She pouted endlessly when her dad wouldn't let her play a certain game even though we were at an amusement park, eating snacks and food all day and had already played games. I was shocked by her behavior. I distanced myself and didn't make any remarks. Later in the day it was clear that FDH had reached his limit, he had been reprimanding FSD all day and he was fed up.

He complained to me the whole car ride back but in terms so vague that he obviously has no intention of correcting the situation. Of course, his anger turned on me, saying that I shouldn't have come and it should have been time with he and his daughter. It was clear by the way he was speaking that he was embarassed by her behavior and frustrated that he was unable to correct her behavior. However, instead of explaining to her what was and wasn't appropriate about her behavior he reprimands her in vauge terms and becomes frustrated with me.

Who is more annoying, the impossible, bratty, spoiled SD or the well meaning dad with reasonable expectations but no parenting skills or follow through? TOUGH CALL!