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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 392554" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Dinner was far from normal in any real sense of the word. I am able to put on an act that could win me an academy award.....seriously as I learned at my grandmother's knee how to kill em with kindness and she had it down to an art form. My kids have not as yet mastered this art. </p><p></p><p>Ok, so we had the normal foods.........that was about it. There was no friendly chatting and bantering between family members that would normally be present. In fact the tension could be cut with a knife. Katie was sick........and for once she actually looked sick. Alex and Evan were both keyed up to the hilt and more than a bit aggressive. (guessing some of that has to do with shelter living) Kayla was fine, but I could tell she was picking up on the tension. </p><p></p><p>We made a TON of food, mostly because katie and family eat enough for at least 3 families on their own. So what happened? Phhht! Katie and M picked at the food (ok so katie wasn't feeling well) Evan flat out refused to eat and his parents didn't make him, Alex proclaimed he didn't like just about everything except the meat........then darrin made the fatal mistake of showing Alex his hand held video game and Alex TOTALLY ZONED OUT until I took it away from him, which did not make me popular as a Nana. I refused to give it back until he'd eaten. It was an autistic type zone out..........I know from experience. ugh</p><p></p><p>No one was conversing with katie and M........most likely because they were afraid they'd blow up at them. (I've told them to keep it zipped until we see how this plays out) In fact they were avoiding them completely, speaking only to the kids. lol But I decided to strike up a conversation.......wanted to get some clarification on things and wanted to see if they could keep their lies straight. You'd think people who are so blatantly obviously terrible at lying would stop by now. Not these two. From the moment they arrived (literally) I started getting bombarded with the fact that Alex's backpack had been stolen (as well as all his school supplies that were in the backpack) followed by expectant looks that clearly wanted me to volunteer to buy a new one.......so I simply said that's too bad and kept changing the subject. So I asked katie point blank how Evan's coat and Alex's backpack had been stolen when they were in the day baskets which go into a locked room monitored by staff members? I saw the set up myself when I went to deliver her mail........no one enters that room without a staff escort. Oh well........when I reminded her of that.....the coat and backpack (with Alex's full name in perm maker on the straps) must have been stolen from or placed in re donation box or thrown away from the cart they keep in the hall.......because katie didn't know they weren't supposed to keep stuff on that cart you see..........OMG easy child had to get up and go into the kitchen because she was within hearing distance......Nichole distracted herself with baby Conner, husband's mouth gaped open in wonder at their idocy. And I just grinned. </p><p></p><p>But that started an onslaught. No one is helping them at the shelter. They've applied everywhere........but there is no where to get a job around the shelter.........M is going to try the Salem mall because they just found out where it is.......Really? It was torn down years ago. hahaha Neglected to tell them that one........let him find out for himself. Katie is almost out of mins on her phone already they've called people sooooo much (yeah biomom trying to figure out how to get back to Mo I bet or the woman M calls grannie but she's his foster grandma for some junk computer she put in her garage for him like 5 yrs ago ugh). I reminded her the phone will be reloaded the 1st of the month........as that was an open HINT for phone mins which no one is going to buy.</p><p></p><p>She didn't get so much as a sympathetic frown or shake of the head. phht</p><p></p><p>So I brought up the weekend we're planning to take the kids for a sleep over. Oh, no Evan can't come. He'd scream the house down. (not my house he wouldn't lol) Why, the boy screamed so loud and soooo long that the shelter went against one of their <strong>biggest</strong> rules and have allowed Evan and Alex to sleep on the men's side!!!! Yeah, right. And I'm Frosty the Snowman. <strong>NO children</strong> are allowed on the men's side of the shelter, period. <strong>NONE.</strong> Staff would've called in cps for katie being unable to control her child before they even considered letting those 2 boys on the men's side. Does she think I'm really that stupid?? Oh, but he can come and do the shopping and such, just not spend the night..........</p><p></p><p>I said nope, he'll just have to stay with you then and we'll take the older two kids. So Evan will miss Darrin's birthday party, baking xmas cookies, getting his picture taken, watching xmas movies with popcorn and homemade cocoa.......and everything else we plan to pack into that weekend. And she can listen to him have a holy fit from hades when kayla and alex come back and tell him ALL about the grand time they had. Not my problem. Both Kayla and Alex heard mom say Evan couldn't come.</p><p></p><p>There is something funky about the Evan thing. I don't know if she's afraid if she lets me have all 3 I won't return them, which I hate to tell her I could do just as easily with 2........or what. I do know that both katie and M keep Evan extremely close to them, treat him like an overgrown infant (literally) and coddle his every whim, even at the older 2 kids expense.</p><p></p><p>Whatever. No skin off my nose. Means I don't have to manage the devil child himself. Actually makes it easier for me. lol </p><p></p><p>M has lost at least 20 lbs. The man looks very literally like a prisoner from a german concentration camp from WWII. Gaunt doesn't begin to describe him. He eats enough for 4 people.......it's not for lack of food. Either it's burned off from drugs or he has some major illness. I'm thinking drugs because he doesn't look or act sick....And since he told me he ate until he almost popped at the shelter's Tday dinner.......I'm pretty sure their food isn't as bad as katie makes it out to be. So he's eating fine and then some.</p><p></p><p>Nichole said when they got into the car they all reeked to the point where she nearly puked. She doesn't think they've bathed since they stepped foot in the shelter. All of them. </p><p></p><p>It is not making me look forward to xmas with much enthusiasm. I just keep telling myself I'm doing it for the kids........and the rest I let go. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/imok.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":imok:" title="I'm ok :imok:" data-shortname=":imok:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 392554, member: 84"] Dinner was far from normal in any real sense of the word. I am able to put on an act that could win me an academy award.....seriously as I learned at my grandmother's knee how to kill em with kindness and she had it down to an art form. My kids have not as yet mastered this art. Ok, so we had the normal foods.........that was about it. There was no friendly chatting and bantering between family members that would normally be present. In fact the tension could be cut with a knife. Katie was sick........and for once she actually looked sick. Alex and Evan were both keyed up to the hilt and more than a bit aggressive. (guessing some of that has to do with shelter living) Kayla was fine, but I could tell she was picking up on the tension. We made a TON of food, mostly because katie and family eat enough for at least 3 families on their own. So what happened? Phhht! Katie and M picked at the food (ok so katie wasn't feeling well) Evan flat out refused to eat and his parents didn't make him, Alex proclaimed he didn't like just about everything except the meat........then darrin made the fatal mistake of showing Alex his hand held video game and Alex TOTALLY ZONED OUT until I took it away from him, which did not make me popular as a Nana. I refused to give it back until he'd eaten. It was an autistic type zone out..........I know from experience. ugh No one was conversing with katie and M........most likely because they were afraid they'd blow up at them. (I've told them to keep it zipped until we see how this plays out) In fact they were avoiding them completely, speaking only to the kids. lol But I decided to strike up a conversation.......wanted to get some clarification on things and wanted to see if they could keep their lies straight. You'd think people who are so blatantly obviously terrible at lying would stop by now. Not these two. From the moment they arrived (literally) I started getting bombarded with the fact that Alex's backpack had been stolen (as well as all his school supplies that were in the backpack) followed by expectant looks that clearly wanted me to volunteer to buy a new one.......so I simply said that's too bad and kept changing the subject. So I asked katie point blank how Evan's coat and Alex's backpack had been stolen when they were in the day baskets which go into a locked room monitored by staff members? I saw the set up myself when I went to deliver her mail........no one enters that room without a staff escort. Oh well........when I reminded her of that.....the coat and backpack (with Alex's full name in perm maker on the straps) must have been stolen from or placed in re donation box or thrown away from the cart they keep in the hall.......because katie didn't know they weren't supposed to keep stuff on that cart you see..........OMG easy child had to get up and go into the kitchen because she was within hearing distance......Nichole distracted herself with baby Conner, husband's mouth gaped open in wonder at their idocy. And I just grinned. But that started an onslaught. No one is helping them at the shelter. They've applied everywhere........but there is no where to get a job around the shelter.........M is going to try the Salem mall because they just found out where it is.......Really? It was torn down years ago. hahaha Neglected to tell them that one........let him find out for himself. Katie is almost out of mins on her phone already they've called people sooooo much (yeah biomom trying to figure out how to get back to Mo I bet or the woman M calls grannie but she's his foster grandma for some junk computer she put in her garage for him like 5 yrs ago ugh). I reminded her the phone will be reloaded the 1st of the month........as that was an open HINT for phone mins which no one is going to buy. She didn't get so much as a sympathetic frown or shake of the head. phht So I brought up the weekend we're planning to take the kids for a sleep over. Oh, no Evan can't come. He'd scream the house down. (not my house he wouldn't lol) Why, the boy screamed so loud and soooo long that the shelter went against one of their [B]biggest[/B] rules and have allowed Evan and Alex to sleep on the men's side!!!! Yeah, right. And I'm Frosty the Snowman. [B]NO children[/B] are allowed on the men's side of the shelter, period. [B]NONE.[/B] Staff would've called in cps for katie being unable to control her child before they even considered letting those 2 boys on the men's side. Does she think I'm really that stupid?? Oh, but he can come and do the shopping and such, just not spend the night.......... I said nope, he'll just have to stay with you then and we'll take the older two kids. So Evan will miss Darrin's birthday party, baking xmas cookies, getting his picture taken, watching xmas movies with popcorn and homemade cocoa.......and everything else we plan to pack into that weekend. And she can listen to him have a holy fit from hades when kayla and alex come back and tell him ALL about the grand time they had. Not my problem. Both Kayla and Alex heard mom say Evan couldn't come. There is something funky about the Evan thing. I don't know if she's afraid if she lets me have all 3 I won't return them, which I hate to tell her I could do just as easily with 2........or what. I do know that both katie and M keep Evan extremely close to them, treat him like an overgrown infant (literally) and coddle his every whim, even at the older 2 kids expense. Whatever. No skin off my nose. Means I don't have to manage the devil child himself. Actually makes it easier for me. lol M has lost at least 20 lbs. The man looks very literally like a prisoner from a german concentration camp from WWII. Gaunt doesn't begin to describe him. He eats enough for 4 people.......it's not for lack of food. Either it's burned off from drugs or he has some major illness. I'm thinking drugs because he doesn't look or act sick....And since he told me he ate until he almost popped at the shelter's Tday dinner.......I'm pretty sure their food isn't as bad as katie makes it out to be. So he's eating fine and then some. Nichole said when they got into the car they all reeked to the point where she nearly puked. She doesn't think they've bathed since they stepped foot in the shelter. All of them. It is not making me look forward to xmas with much enthusiasm. I just keep telling myself I'm doing it for the kids........and the rest I let go. :imok: [/QUOTE]
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