Rude, rude, rude rude....

[joebryant]

Somebody should be getting a good cussing out before, and/or during, and/or after.

 

[PotterWatch]

So when did they finally show up?

 

[melissastraka]

Like I said before....

keep us updated!

 

[beak]

We have a woman that trained a horse for us. She is divorced and lives on her own with one of her kids. She grooms dogs at a pet store along with horse training. She's a good woman trying to scrape by. So we let her bring her 6 yr old over every so often. We have 2 6 yr olds and they just love it when she comes by. She's a good kid but her Mom always drops her late and then shows up late to get her. She always stops on the way home and gets ice cream for our kids. Spends about 15 or so. I wish she would just skip that part. I'd rather see her keep the money. Some people are just like that. If we need to go some where we just go and take her with us.

 

[Cetawin]

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They need a sharp something alright but more like a sharp boot to the backside.

 

[bubbazmommy]

Have they picked her up yet? What happened?

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

They finally showed up at almost 1 o'clock! We had put the kid to work by then. We had chores that needed to be done so she got to help!

I really don't think she minded. She was getting bored by time they came, we don't have video games and TV is very limited. She was a little difficult, but as I said DH and I both think she needs parents. The parents are all about "what is best for the kids" all show of parental involvement, but then they just don't seem to really BE there... You know?

I mean not just the lateness, but the not really knowing who your child is or putting their needs and feelings first. Apparently, mom told DH that she had realized half way to the beach (!) that they had dropped of their kid without a present and hey were very sorry, it was left on the kitchen counter. But, they stopped at their house before they came to get the kid, so why didn't they have it then? Or even if they flat out didn't think of it until later, I think I would have been scrambling to apologize and have one when I came to get my kid. I felt sorry for the kid, she was embarrassed at not having a gift to give. My DD was very pleasant about it, she patted her arm and said the gift was not the point and not to worry. I was proud of her.

DD struggled with them at night though. She was getting tired, as were they and they all started getting a tad cranky so we had to step in a bit and calm things down. Dd said she would invite her over again, just not with other people. Astute observation, I thought.

Anyway, we all survived. I think I would be willing to have her over again, but only for a few hours and we pick her up and drop her off. Thanks all for listening to the rant!