Being around BM for 45 minutes wasn't pure Hell. It's not my favorite place to be but I'm alive. SD was so happy we came and she had the absolute best face painting to go with her Grinch costume. For 7th graders, it was good.

BM's boyfriend didn't come so it was just the 3 of us and BM's parents. BM was sitting in between DH and her dad (I sat on the other side of DH) and her dad started asking me about my job. I am in the medical field and have a pretty decent position. BM has had the same crappy job for 15 years and probably just works there so she can continue to receive state assistance. She also cheated on DH with her boss who got fired after they were caught but she's never been motivated to do any better.

Anyway, we were talking about jobs, procedures he's had, etc and BM gets up and walks away to where the kids are getting ready and where GBM is. Score!! After BM and GBM come back, GBM asks me about my job and I could see BM tense up as the play was about to start and she had no where to go.

When SD finished, she came and sat on BM's lap to hug her. BM is in tears (as per usual to add to her MOTY show) and oohing and aahing over SD. Gag.

When we were leaving, GBM took pictures of all of us and DH and I made our exit. Neither of us could stand BM's performance (baby voice, tears, MOTY act) and DH had to go back to work.

I may very well skip the next family event but my mixed drinks beforehand definitely helped!