Another year older...another year wiser?
So another birthday has come and gone for me and I'm now 24. Not quite a quarter of a century yet! The day before my birthday Jeff and Cole went out and got me an MP3 player (which I love!). The next day we went out for Mexican and came home. As always, we have had a hectic weekend here in Miramichi.
Mom and I had our little birthday party with Nana and Linda and we both got spoiled. I got a couple of gift cards, a nice red vest, a really sweet Winnie the Pooh music box for my collection and some cash. I went shopping today and now I'm all decked out for the gym. Got some new clothes, socks, sneakers and a scale...plus I have my MP3 player. I'm set!
And now here's my little rant of the day. Surprise, surprise...it involves my father indirectly. He's always on my case to take Cole down to see his mother. I don't like her. At all. But, I figure I will be the bigger person and let Cole see her. Besides, who am I to decide for him if he should or shouldn't have a relationship with her? So anyway, we usually try to get down to see her. The last few times we have been home we haven't gone down though because we have been too busy. We actually did go down once and she wasn't home. Anyway, he's guilt tripping me constantly saying that she would really like to see Cole and he's her first and only great grandchild and blah blah blah. Well, I'm getting tired of it. Does he think we have all the time in the world!?! We are only home for a short while so we can't spend all this time visiting with everyone we'd like to. Cole has to nap and Cole has an early bedtime that he always seems to forget about. He can't skip meals and I need time to nurse him too. So when you put all that into the mix, there isn't really a whole lot of time for visiting.He always makes such a big deal about how Cole is her ONLY great grandson. Well today it dawned on me...next time I am going to remind him that Cole is a LOT of people's first great grandson/grandson/nephew/great nephew/etc etc etc. What the hell makes her so special!?!? NOTHING! I'm not keeping my son from his naps, meals, milk or whatever to appease her OR him. There. End rant. I feel better.
Mom and I had our little birthday party with Nana and Linda and we both got spoiled. I got a couple of gift cards, a nice red vest, a really sweet Winnie the Pooh music box for my collection and some cash. I went shopping today and now I'm all decked out for the gym. Got some new clothes, socks, sneakers and a scale...plus I have my MP3 player. I'm set!
And now here's my little rant of the day. Surprise, surprise...it involves my father indirectly. He's always on my case to take Cole down to see his mother. I don't like her. At all. But, I figure I will be the bigger person and let Cole see her. Besides, who am I to decide for him if he should or shouldn't have a relationship with her? So anyway, we usually try to get down to see her. The last few times we have been home we haven't gone down though because we have been too busy. We actually did go down once and she wasn't home. Anyway, he's guilt tripping me constantly saying that she would really like to see Cole and he's her first and only great grandchild and blah blah blah. Well, I'm getting tired of it. Does he think we have all the time in the world!?! We are only home for a short while so we can't spend all this time visiting with everyone we'd like to. Cole has to nap and Cole has an early bedtime that he always seems to forget about. He can't skip meals and I need time to nurse him too. So when you put all that into the mix, there isn't really a whole lot of time for visiting.He always makes such a big deal about how Cole is her ONLY great grandson. Well today it dawned on me...next time I am going to remind him that Cole is a LOT of people's first great grandson/grandson/nephew/great nephew/etc etc etc. What the hell makes her so special!?!? NOTHING! I'm not keeping my son from his naps, meals, milk or whatever to appease her OR him. There. End rant. I feel better.