Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Send Wee? Or keep him?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 397545" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Some of the newer members probably dont know that little tidbit...which I think speaks volumes about the kind of father this man is.</p><p></p><p>In fact...when we were early in the divorce, difficult child 1 was riding bulls in the rodeo. VERY EARLY on, as in, late 02, early 03, he'd go to some of the rodeos. </p><p></p><p>At one, he took then 15 year old easy child 1 and his 13 year old girlfriend. He bought them Jim Beam on the way, and they ALL showed up wasted (DEX, who was driving, included). Another local family let the kids ride home in the tack room of their trailer to get everyone home safely...which wasn't safe, but safer than drunk DEX, who got kicked out of that rodeo. That was the beginning of the end, really. </p><p></p><p>Later, at another rodeo, he wanted to go, and I offered to let him ride with us. By this time, difficult child 1 was riding bulls and we had another girl that we hauled with us who ran barrels. So it was me, DEX, difficult child 1, easy child 1, easy child 1's girlfriend, and Wee, and the barrel racer in my extended cab truck pulling a horse trailer with her horse. I paid gas, entry fees, etc. He paid nothing. (obviously barrel racer's folks kicked in for her...I wasn't paying for her too) This rodeo was in Arkansas - 4 hours from home. There was a $5 admission for each person not riding. I gave them a $20 and he said he'd pay me back. We were tight on mony, so the kids and i always packed a cooler with soda and lunch meat and a camp stove to make hot dogs and mac and cheese. He drank our soda and ate our hot dogs, so I had to feed the kids from the concession stand. But that wasn't the final straw.</p><p></p><p>On the way home, we stopped for breakfast at a truckstop. We often did and the kids knew to eat cheap. he told them he was buying for them, to get what they wanted.So they splurged a bit. When we were ready to leave, he paid first. When I got baby Wee packed up and got to the register to pay for mine, HE HAD ONLY PAID FOR HIS!!!! It took all the money I had left to pay our bill and I had to use difficult child 1's winning money to get thru that week..</p><p></p><p>AND THEN....I drove all 4 hours home. He slept. Its not like I didn't try....that was when I quit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 397545, member: 1848"] Some of the newer members probably dont know that little tidbit...which I think speaks volumes about the kind of father this man is. In fact...when we were early in the divorce, difficult child 1 was riding bulls in the rodeo. VERY EARLY on, as in, late 02, early 03, he'd go to some of the rodeos. At one, he took then 15 year old easy child 1 and his 13 year old girlfriend. He bought them Jim Beam on the way, and they ALL showed up wasted (DEX, who was driving, included). Another local family let the kids ride home in the tack room of their trailer to get everyone home safely...which wasn't safe, but safer than drunk DEX, who got kicked out of that rodeo. That was the beginning of the end, really. Later, at another rodeo, he wanted to go, and I offered to let him ride with us. By this time, difficult child 1 was riding bulls and we had another girl that we hauled with us who ran barrels. So it was me, DEX, difficult child 1, easy child 1, easy child 1's girlfriend, and Wee, and the barrel racer in my extended cab truck pulling a horse trailer with her horse. I paid gas, entry fees, etc. He paid nothing. (obviously barrel racer's folks kicked in for her...I wasn't paying for her too) This rodeo was in Arkansas - 4 hours from home. There was a $5 admission for each person not riding. I gave them a $20 and he said he'd pay me back. We were tight on mony, so the kids and i always packed a cooler with soda and lunch meat and a camp stove to make hot dogs and mac and cheese. He drank our soda and ate our hot dogs, so I had to feed the kids from the concession stand. But that wasn't the final straw. On the way home, we stopped for breakfast at a truckstop. We often did and the kids knew to eat cheap. he told them he was buying for them, to get what they wanted.So they splurged a bit. When we were ready to leave, he paid first. When I got baby Wee packed up and got to the register to pay for mine, HE HAD ONLY PAID FOR HIS!!!! It took all the money I had left to pay our bill and I had to use difficult child 1's winning money to get thru that week.. AND THEN....I drove all 4 hours home. He slept. Its not like I didn't try....that was when I quit. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Send Wee? Or keep him?
Top