“Yeah, that what she said. . .”
First of all. . . try to imagining three people in the mid twenties, a twenty-one year, and two kids under the age five living in one house. (it’s two couples and two kids.)
I am not going to give names, but I will use the first letter so you can understand who I am talking about.
Tom has a cousin K who is going out with C and they have two kids C JR and J. They rented a house to own. . . I don’t what the difference is from having a mortgage, but it was their decision. They live about three blocks from out apartment. We helped them move as they were supposed to help us clean the apartment for our inspection, but that never happened.
Then Tom’s friend M who is living with his girlfriend S decided to move in with K and C. M and S pay a third of the bills, but they don’t even have a bedroom because the kids are supposed to have their own room. (I didn’t get my own room until I was nine.)
M and S had to bring their dogs (boxers, I am a cat person, but I also like certain dogs, and boxer are not one of those dogs . . . they are dumb, untrained, ugly, smell, and they jump on and nip people.) They wanted C and K to get rid of their cat, which is cute, litter trained, and cuddly. M’s dog also got K’s dog pregnant, or so they think. . .
It’s interesting because whenever we go over we all get pulled in different directions so each person can complain on the others. (If you want even more drama M used to date K, before C and S. Tom and I thought C was not going to get along with M, but both guys are actually working. The women are not.)
As soon as M and S moved in K quit her job, but they want K to keep her job and have S watch the kids. So now both M and C are telling K to find a new job. However I feel S is too young to be a stay-in baby sitter, because she’ll sleep all day and when is asked to watch the kids whines and cries, because she has to get up. I also heard when K isn’t looking for a job, she’ll get up take C JR to preschool and then go back to bed to three in the afternoon. . . I am confused, because I still don’t know what her one year old daughter does all day.
S used to be nice, but now she is either quiet or giving everyone attitude. . . I didn't do anything to her, so if she gives me attitude again, I will give it right back! (M just said it was because she was frustrated at everyone else in the house and she now wants her own house.)
So Tom and I get to hear she did this or he did that or
She slept all day . . .
He didn’t help out with the kids. . .
They never take care of their dogs.
The damn dog bit someone again.
I didn’t invite my sister, K did.
I worked all day, but they did nothing.
They have no money.
My pay check is already spent.
The truth is I would offer to babysit, and I have watched the kids a few times. Tom watched the kids once. . . and I had more problems with those kids than I have with anyone else’s kids.
When I watch C Jr he tripped over my foot while I was sitting on the floor and landed head first into the coffee table. I inspected his head no bumps, but by the time he ran up stairs he had a bump the size of a quarter that was at least an inch high. (His parents admit he is hyper and clumsy.)
The year old baby girl, she is adorable, but spoiled and always wants to be picked up or throws a fit. By a year old she should have a bit of independence with her walker, but if you walk away too fast she screams.
Tom was watching the kids and he tried to tell them no and discipline them (as most sitters would based off what the parents say they can and cannot do etc.) and the CJR threaten to burn down the house. C’s sister and his mother let them listen to an Eminem song about burning the bed. (People please don’t let your kids listen to songs that talk about hurting other things or people as kids can be very impressionable. Think about it.)
After that threat, I refuse to watch that kid, beside all he does it scream, because his mother K will not give him enough attention.
Can I just find some loyal friends close to my age with little drama?