DramaQueenLucy
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Joe missed the bus this morning. This has happened a few times since I took the car from him. This morning I knocked on his door and asked "Hey do you know what time it is?" He answers me "I set my alarm." So I leave it like that and go to make sure Jacob is up (he is not a morning kiddo) and go on with getting myself ready to leave.
About 5 minutes before I am set to leave with Jacob, Joe comes out of his room dressed. He is assuming I would drive him. I tell him that I will drive him this time only because I have a little extra time this morning but not to count on it in the future. He goes on to try to convince me that his alarm is really to blame for him being late because he lost his iphone and has to use my old blackberry. He accidental set the alarm for PM not AM. I calmly tell him that a boss would not take that excuses and that he should keep it in mind since he is now looking for a job.
After we are all piled in the car to leave, the phone rings and it's my mother, of course, I swear she knows when difficult child is in trouble and calls to try and talk me out of punishing him...ugh I explain everything that happened this morning as soon as I tell her about his alarm, Joe turns to me and snaps "love you too"
I was in no mood for his junk this morning so I tell him get out of my car. He gets out mumbling about packing his stuff. I take my little guy to school and drop him off as calm as can be and then go back by the house to make sure he hasn't decided that he would skip school and blame me for it. I had just turned down the road. When he drives up in the car he isn't supposed to be driving and that means that the key he 'lost' was 'found'...I know he had the key. I stop him and he turns around parking the car and then walking up to the van. He is now scowling at me but I ignore it and tell him I want the house keys and the car key. He hands them over through the window and goes to open the door.
Told him no that he needed to walk to school. That if had wanted a ride he should have thought of that before he gave me a tude. He once again mumbles about packing his stuff. I wait for him to start to walk pull up in front of him so I can watch him in my rear view mirror. I see him talking on the phone and not surprisingly my phone rings just a minute later. Shock it my mother "Joe says that your not going to call him in late to school...." She goes on to tell me how important school is blah blah blah. I tell her that Joe had a choice if he hadn't given me a tude then he would be at school right now but because he did now he is walking. I'm not going to reward him by allowing him to use the car or driving him myself maybe next time he will think before he treats me badly. She drops it finally!
The elementary bus is now going through the neighborhood difficult child stops the bus and then gets on it. The driver must have dropped Joe off at the high school. He barely walked around the corner...sheesh
The high school called me about 10 minutes after I got to work. It was Joe saying that the school needs to talk to me about him being late. I told them he missed the bus, true yeah but I came close to having them count him truant. Who knows what it's gonna be like tonight. Think I'll take a list of shelters home with me tonight.
Thanks for letting me vent :2dissapointed:
About 5 minutes before I am set to leave with Jacob, Joe comes out of his room dressed. He is assuming I would drive him. I tell him that I will drive him this time only because I have a little extra time this morning but not to count on it in the future. He goes on to try to convince me that his alarm is really to blame for him being late because he lost his iphone and has to use my old blackberry. He accidental set the alarm for PM not AM. I calmly tell him that a boss would not take that excuses and that he should keep it in mind since he is now looking for a job.
After we are all piled in the car to leave, the phone rings and it's my mother, of course, I swear she knows when difficult child is in trouble and calls to try and talk me out of punishing him...ugh I explain everything that happened this morning as soon as I tell her about his alarm, Joe turns to me and snaps "love you too"
I was in no mood for his junk this morning so I tell him get out of my car. He gets out mumbling about packing his stuff. I take my little guy to school and drop him off as calm as can be and then go back by the house to make sure he hasn't decided that he would skip school and blame me for it. I had just turned down the road. When he drives up in the car he isn't supposed to be driving and that means that the key he 'lost' was 'found'...I know he had the key. I stop him and he turns around parking the car and then walking up to the van. He is now scowling at me but I ignore it and tell him I want the house keys and the car key. He hands them over through the window and goes to open the door.
Told him no that he needed to walk to school. That if had wanted a ride he should have thought of that before he gave me a tude. He once again mumbles about packing his stuff. I wait for him to start to walk pull up in front of him so I can watch him in my rear view mirror. I see him talking on the phone and not surprisingly my phone rings just a minute later. Shock it my mother "Joe says that your not going to call him in late to school...." She goes on to tell me how important school is blah blah blah. I tell her that Joe had a choice if he hadn't given me a tude then he would be at school right now but because he did now he is walking. I'm not going to reward him by allowing him to use the car or driving him myself maybe next time he will think before he treats me badly. She drops it finally!
The elementary bus is now going through the neighborhood difficult child stops the bus and then gets on it. The driver must have dropped Joe off at the high school. He barely walked around the corner...sheesh
The high school called me about 10 minutes after I got to work. It was Joe saying that the school needs to talk to me about him being late. I told them he missed the bus, true yeah but I came close to having them count him truant. Who knows what it's gonna be like tonight. Think I'll take a list of shelters home with me tonight.
Thanks for letting me vent :2dissapointed: