Busy Day
So I am actually procrastinating from the vast amount of cleaning that really needs done and the job application that needs finished. Rog and I went to a double feature at the drive in yesterday. The movies were good, but he managed to annoy me royally once again. Xavier was with us because he was being punished. Yes, I know for many kids going to the movies isn't a punishment, but for a three-year-old it is torture to sit in a car for 5 hours (double feature). So, I was dealing with an active toddler that was distracting the fellow movie watchers, and then Roger starts in. He starts bitching and griping because he can't see or hear the movie with Xavier constantly moving around. Then starts yelling at me because he just KNEW it wasn't a good idea to take Xavier to the movies. I ALREADY knew it wasn't going to be a cake walk. But after "painting" my loveseat, tv, floor, tv stand, table, and himself with chocolate frosting he got out of the fridge, I didn't think letting him go spend and spend the night at Gina's house was really a punishment. I mean she spoils him worse then us. So, either we didn't go to the movies, allowed Xavier to go have a blast at Gina's house which would reinforce his bad behavior, or we took him to the movies with us. Rog didn't like the first, I don't like the second, and thus settled on the third. Sometimes he acts like he doesn't even want to be a parent. The boy doesn't like having to sacrifice anything. I know it's my own fault for usually letting him off the hook of all of the everyday sacrifices that come with raising a child, but he really doesn't get it. I'm the one who sacrifices sleep, time, and all of my little personal pleasures like soaking in a hot bathtub or having a clean house. And he just gets to go on his way going to work, coming home from work, throwing clothes and diry dishes everywhere, and then out to the garage or off to the lodge or over to Ted's. I'm going to try and explain things to him again tomorrow, but that is likely to lead to another huge fight. Why is it that all of our fights are about cleaning? Ok enough venting. Off to finish my massive quantity of work.