A whole cluster of bad parenting...
I landscaped the front of my house yesterday. Since we moved in a year ago, it's been nothing but a dirt hill with a couple of untrimmed bushes. We just didn't have the money to do it (all at once, at least). So, I spent ALL day on it. When dinner time came around, I was still determined to finish, so I sent them in the house to get themselves a snack (sub rolls) (bad parenting #1) and promised I'd make them dinner in a few minutes. Though I didn't stop. I was completely obsessed with getting it done. By the time I was done, it was 7pm. The neighbor and I split on a pizza and they didn't eat until 8pm. (#2)
Since they had been playing outside all day, they desperately needed baths. But I was too damn tired to do it. (#3) Plus, I wanted them to get to bed because I had a friend coming over around 9 to sit on the porch and have a few drinks with me. So, I throw them in bed and jumped in the shower. My friend got here about 10 minutes after I got out of the shower and 6yo DS was still awake. I was in the kitchen making a drink when he started screaming for me. He sounded terrified. My guess is that he called for me when I was on the porch waiting for her. When I didn't answer, he sat up there silently crying, then screamed out in terror because he thought I was gone. So, I felt horrible and brought him down to the couch to watch tv. (#4) It had been a long day so I figured he'd fall right asleep. Nope. He just stared out the window at us.
My husband got home from work around 10:30 and DS was still awake. Hubby went to get some tacos and I told him to get DS one since he was still up. (#5) While he was gone, DS cried for me again, so I came in and got him and brought him outside to sit with us. (#6) Hubby came home and DS ate his taco. By the time my friend left, it was close to midnight and the boy was still awake. (#7)
This morning, he doesn't want to get up fpr school. Who could blame him? He was up past midnight. So, I'm going to let him sleep in and take him in late. (#8) He was actually supposed to be up early today because he didn't get a shower last night.
I feel terrible. I should have made sure he was in bed before she came over, but I was so determined on sitting on my porch to have some drinks. He's never been late for school and has perfect attendance. Damn me for screwing up his school record already. He's only in kindergarten. Yes, I know it could be alot worse, but this has never happened before. I suppose it'll just get easier if I do it more often. Yeah, that'll be the plan. I'll do it more often so I start to become numb of the guilt. :P