frustrating

Posted by chel on August 22nd, 2008 |Filed Under General |

I find it frustrating that the parents of the children I watch are so lazy. I can understand not having money to buy new things for their children. They are quite “poor”. I can even understand not having any money to buy anything new or used… but what the hell is wrong with keep what the kids do have clean. What the hell is wrong with making sure the mud is off of your 7 year old daughters shoes so she can wear them for gym class on the 3rd day of school!?!?! I thought my husband was going to go thru the roof this morning when they showed up with their daughter in tears because her parents were too lazy to get the 1/2 inch thick mud caked on her old ass shoes from camping over 3 weeks ago! No, they want her to go to school wearing healed shoes that are 2 sizes to big for her. Her mom even said “Not my shoes. Not my responsibility.” IS THAT INSANE? She is seven years old! Anyway, J had her go down to her house to get her shoes before her parents left for work, so I could try to clean them up. Well, they were so bad that I had to soak them and even though we put them in the dryer they weren’t near dry enough for her to take to school. We felt so bad. But the poor little thing was just happy and thankful that someone gave a crap, I think. Because before they got on the bus, she gave me a big hug and said thanks for trying. Sorry, I needed to vent.

Sis had a great time at school. Daddy took her as I have the kids at 6:15 every morning. He took pics and had a tough time leaving her. Now, I know what he went through as tears were rolling down my face as I took pictures of her getting on the bus this morning. It just goes way to fast. WAY to fast!

One of the stray cats we feed came to our front door late yesterday afternoon, barely breathing. I wrapped him in a towel and held him in my arms as he passed away. We’re not sure what happened to him. He was fine one minute and gone the next kind of thing. We’ll bury him next to the others we couldn’t save out at my folks in the country tonight.  It was quite the day yesterday.

I go to the doctor today. The boys will be going with me. Hopefully, they’ll be fed and content and it will go smoothly. I’ve been having what I’m guessing (hoping) are stronger braxton hicks contractions. I’ll talk to her about it today and see what she thinks. Poor J had a dream last night that I thought I was having a braxton hicks contraction and ended up having the little guy in the toilet. It was pretty disturbing to him, I think.

The boys have about another hour of nap time and I better get the cleaning done. I hope everyone has a good weekend.


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  1. rubyjean on August 25, 2008 6:16 pm

    Bless yours and J’s heart for helping that sweet little girl with her shoes. It IS heartbreaking when parents are like that. The little girl will know, because of you, that there are people who care. Geez, I remember those B/H contractions…20 years ago, it was. I had them from August 30th (that night in labour, contractions down to 1 minute apart), then they sent me home. Only had our Jess on September 22nd! She sure wasn’t in a hurry!
    So sorry to hear about your poor little stray. At least he or she had a decent home for a little while. I was at the pet store today and saw 4 gorgeous kittens that were rescues that they were trying to find homes for. They were so beautiful. Luckily, all of them are spoken for.
    Take care dear Chel…and congratulations to little Sis for starting school and hugs to you all.
    RubyJean

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