SSs forgetting things
Today is my and DH’s wedding anniversary. We have plans to go out after he drops off SSs. They just left. I went out to close the garage door and SS12 left his golf clubs. He didn’t bring the golf clubs to do anything with us, MIL insisted on taking him golfing Friday evening of DH’s weekend, so she dropped him off at 10pm. I didn’t even realize he had brought the golf clubs since I was nearly asleep when they arrived, but when I went out to the garage, there they were sitting for all to see. Mind you, SS must have walked past them at least twice since they were going to take DH’s car and then they got out and walked around to take mine.
So, I could call DH and tell him to come back, but that means we’d miss our dinner reservation. Also, I’ve told SSs repeatedly that I will not be in charge of making sure they remember their things.
Normally, BM would not notice that these things were missing, but how much should I bet that she will realize tonight and send DH a million texts in the middle of our anniversary dinner.
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Yeah It's Hard
NOT to think this is a planned sabotage. Did BM know its your anniversary? SS may be in cahoots with BM to spoil your dare. Yeah I'm cynical.
Well...
...BM did insist on a last minute schedule change on our anniversary weekend last year because she scheduled her vacation with the kids over DH’s weekend, so I think she did try to ruin it last year.
Last year was our first anniversary, so I think she did remember since the kids came with us to the wedding the year before.
However, I don’t think this is as sabotage this year...I think it was just bumbling on SSs part. Neither he nor his brother remember anything. About a month ago, he lost a tooth while at our house. He put it in a plastic bag and was annoyingly playing with it the entire ride home (blowing air in the bag and then throwing it around). The next day, I get in my car to go to work and there’s the bag with the tooth sitting on the floor of the car. The other SS did that with bright pink sweatbands he “had to have” for football. He left them in DH’s car and they sat there for months...going to and from football games...to and from BM’s house. I think they are still sitting in our garage.
BM will notice th golf clubs because they are an expensive $250 set that MIL got SS for his birthday last year. The same MIL that didn’t even send DH - her own son - a card for his birthday.
Maybe ask DH to turn off his
Maybe ask DH to turn off his phone this evening so you can enjoy each other's company.
SD just got 5 new books for
SD just got 5 new books for her birthday and a Barnes and Noble membership card from my mom, DH, and me. We had her party on our time and the books came home in our car. The books were placed on her desk the night we came home from her party and she obviously didn't notice them for 2 days. When she was already with BM, she texts me to ask "where are my books? do you guys have them?". Duh we have them, SD, where else would they be? Instead of being proactive and actually making sure she was ready to go with BM for the week, she decided to fart around and leave her room a mess as per usual and now she doesn't have books to read for another week. Not my problem.
And the drama begins
Fortunately, no one realized (not even DH) that the clubs were at our house until this morning.
DH just called me at work and when I didn't answer (because I was in a meeting) he texted me about how this morning, he's gotten a text from his mother, his ex wife, and his son frantically looking for the golf clubs.
He wanted me to leave work early and go home, so SS could pick up the clubs...um, no.
I also told DH that if he left work early, I would be mad at him. If he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid. Just last week, I wanted him to go to an appointment with me and he told me that he didn't think he should be giving up work hours for something like that. This is an appointment for something he wanted, so if that's not worth giving up work time for, then leaving work early because SS forgot his clubs is not worth giving up time for.
I'm so annoyed that this becames a huge fire drill because SS is irresponsible. He's nearly 13, so he should be able to manage his things.