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Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Posted by Slowplum
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4/05/2006 06:05:00 PM
I hear that Foo Fighters song and I always think "Preach it brother" because it's just one of those songs.
Anyhow. Little victories make me happy. Last night I saw a council not get the best of my dear friend Hammer (which I call her that after her blog, no other reason) and her come out victorious and approved for funds that the subcommittee needs in order to throw together a successful 50th bash for our kids' school. So hurrah to you! *Insert wicked face and heavy metal devil horns salute here*
Got called home from work today to gather up K, who apparently had a bit of an accident at school - didn't make it to the bathroom quite in time. Then at home? Same thing. I'm praying he isn't getting sick but I have a feeling he probably is considering C just got over it from the weekend and I had it a week ago. Only one left in the house is SO who probably won't get it the lucky bastid.
Beware. Rant ahead.
Friday is my mother in law's birthday, as well as my SO's grandpa on his dad's side. On Saturday the in laws are having a BBQ for the grandpa to celebrate. I have mixed feelings about this, mostly because he was barely a part of our lives and then his second wife died and suddenly he shows up hat in hand and all apologetic. "Yeah, that time I totally abandoned the three youngest and had the power shut off and the rent past due on the farm? Sorry about that. Oh, my grandson's wedding? I didn't reply, did I? But I still went to my stepdaughter's wedding the weekend before, and stayed here for 2 weeks, and was perfectly capable of attending? Oh right. Whoops. My Bad."
My SO is still very upset over that last bit, but not near as upset as when his one stepdaughter had her first child and he said to my SO (who was the first grandchild of a family of 15 grandchildren from the his grandma) "FINALLY I have a grandchild! I've been waiting so long!" WHAT THE FRESH HELL KIND OF THING TO SAY IS THAT? Ok, I understand, you get older, maybe a little senile, but he is sharp as a tack and there is no slowness about him. He just isn't fucking thinking. Don't dare say that to your first grandson, in front of your other grandchildren for that matter and your great grandchildren. C was totally confused and asked me "does that mean we aren't his great grandkids? I thought grandpapa was Daddy's grandpa?" I just told her that he was old and confused and she nodded sagely and left it at that.
Then there's what happened at the funeral home when he was bragging to HIS OWN DAMN CHILDREN who are of course all grown now that his 2 stepdaughters always brag to their real father about what a fabulous dad SO's grandpa was and he was always there for them, etc etc. I'm thinking "you idiot please shut up because you are hurting people here, you had 5 kids before you left your 1st wife and you didn't do thing one for them" but I couldn't say that because his 2nd wife was there a few feet away being mourned over. There is tons of back story to this but trust me, a lot of the bitterness is well understood.
So anyway SO doesn't even want to go but we are going out of respect for my father in law's wishes. My father in law is acting like an orphan that's found their true parents or something, giddy like a child that he has his Dad back and is trying his best to include him back into the family. I have tried to point out that there are a LOT of hurt feelings to be worked out and that it is going to take time... but mother in law says SO should just buck up and get over it. I told m-i-l to tell him that herself and leave me the hell out of it from this point forward. She didn't like that very much but it's true, I can not speak for him or her on their behalf if they have something to say to each other they need to say it to each other not to me.
Ok enough ranting, time to take C to Brownies. It's badge night!
Later folks.
Anyhow. Little victories make me happy. Last night I saw a council not get the best of my dear friend Hammer (which I call her that after her blog, no other reason) and her come out victorious and approved for funds that the subcommittee needs in order to throw together a successful 50th bash for our kids' school. So hurrah to you! *Insert wicked face and heavy metal devil horns salute here*
Got called home from work today to gather up K, who apparently had a bit of an accident at school - didn't make it to the bathroom quite in time. Then at home? Same thing. I'm praying he isn't getting sick but I have a feeling he probably is considering C just got over it from the weekend and I had it a week ago. Only one left in the house is SO who probably won't get it the lucky bastid.
Beware. Rant ahead.
Friday is my mother in law's birthday, as well as my SO's grandpa on his dad's side. On Saturday the in laws are having a BBQ for the grandpa to celebrate. I have mixed feelings about this, mostly because he was barely a part of our lives and then his second wife died and suddenly he shows up hat in hand and all apologetic. "Yeah, that time I totally abandoned the three youngest and had the power shut off and the rent past due on the farm? Sorry about that. Oh, my grandson's wedding? I didn't reply, did I? But I still went to my stepdaughter's wedding the weekend before, and stayed here for 2 weeks, and was perfectly capable of attending? Oh right. Whoops. My Bad."
My SO is still very upset over that last bit, but not near as upset as when his one stepdaughter had her first child and he said to my SO (who was the first grandchild of a family of 15 grandchildren from the his grandma) "FINALLY I have a grandchild! I've been waiting so long!" WHAT THE FRESH HELL KIND OF THING TO SAY IS THAT? Ok, I understand, you get older, maybe a little senile, but he is sharp as a tack and there is no slowness about him. He just isn't fucking thinking. Don't dare say that to your first grandson, in front of your other grandchildren for that matter and your great grandchildren. C was totally confused and asked me "does that mean we aren't his great grandkids? I thought grandpapa was Daddy's grandpa?" I just told her that he was old and confused and she nodded sagely and left it at that.
Then there's what happened at the funeral home when he was bragging to HIS OWN DAMN CHILDREN who are of course all grown now that his 2 stepdaughters always brag to their real father about what a fabulous dad SO's grandpa was and he was always there for them, etc etc. I'm thinking "you idiot please shut up because you are hurting people here, you had 5 kids before you left your 1st wife and you didn't do thing one for them" but I couldn't say that because his 2nd wife was there a few feet away being mourned over. There is tons of back story to this but trust me, a lot of the bitterness is well understood.
So anyway SO doesn't even want to go but we are going out of respect for my father in law's wishes. My father in law is acting like an orphan that's found their true parents or something, giddy like a child that he has his Dad back and is trying his best to include him back into the family. I have tried to point out that there are a LOT of hurt feelings to be worked out and that it is going to take time... but mother in law says SO should just buck up and get over it. I told m-i-l to tell him that herself and leave me the hell out of it from this point forward. She didn't like that very much but it's true, I can not speak for him or her on their behalf if they have something to say to each other they need to say it to each other not to me.
Ok enough ranting, time to take C to Brownies. It's badge night!
Later folks.
