in which i contemplate throttling my kids
Tonight I went out with Melissa and Terry, Tonya and Therasa (I think I spelled that right), and Melissa's mom Velma, and also met two lovely ladies, Tammy and Tammy, and another couple of lovely ladies, Helen and Eileen. I had a complete blast. It is the first time I have gone out and done anything fun in...honestly, I can't remember. A couple of years ago I went to Jamie's house for an hour on New Year's, but that is it. I made arrangements for Abby to spend the night with a friend so I could go out and not worry the entire time. Anna stayed with Adam (she's fifteen) and I called twice to check on them.
When I got home, Anna said she had something to tell me, but not to get upset because she "handled it." I'm not clear as to what happened with Abby and the girl she was supposed to spend the night with, but when the skating rink closed at eleven, the girl had left and Abby didn't have a ride home. Rather than call me to let me know what was going on, Anna tried to find someone to pick Abby up, but when she couldn't find anyone, she and her friend Stephen told Abby to start WALKING HOME and they would walk and meet her halfway. It's two and half miles to the rink from our house. At eleven o'clock at night. On one of the major roads in Ashland. One of the employees from the rink ended up driving to the halfway point with Abby, picking up Anna and Stephen, and taking everyone home.
Anna does not understand why I am so upset. "Mom, I handled it! I didn't want to bother you because you never get to go anywhere."
I feel like I can not ever go anywhere again until they are all 18. I expect Anna, at 15 (and she is a very mature teenager) to make a better decision than that. She feels it was a perfectly good choice and Abby is home safe and sound, so what is wrong with that?
*head desk head desk head desk*
Now I'm going to have to call the skating rink tomorrow and tell them I am not some paryting mom who leaves my kids alone with no way home while I go out.
Shoot me now. Just shoot me dead. I just wanted to hang out with Melissa and enjoy some time out of the house. I am so upset and disappointed.
I really did have a GREAT time, though.
When I got home, Anna said she had something to tell me, but not to get upset because she "handled it." I'm not clear as to what happened with Abby and the girl she was supposed to spend the night with, but when the skating rink closed at eleven, the girl had left and Abby didn't have a ride home. Rather than call me to let me know what was going on, Anna tried to find someone to pick Abby up, but when she couldn't find anyone, she and her friend Stephen told Abby to start WALKING HOME and they would walk and meet her halfway. It's two and half miles to the rink from our house. At eleven o'clock at night. On one of the major roads in Ashland. One of the employees from the rink ended up driving to the halfway point with Abby, picking up Anna and Stephen, and taking everyone home.
Anna does not understand why I am so upset. "Mom, I handled it! I didn't want to bother you because you never get to go anywhere."
I feel like I can not ever go anywhere again until they are all 18. I expect Anna, at 15 (and she is a very mature teenager) to make a better decision than that. She feels it was a perfectly good choice and Abby is home safe and sound, so what is wrong with that?
*head desk head desk head desk*
Now I'm going to have to call the skating rink tomorrow and tell them I am not some paryting mom who leaves my kids alone with no way home while I go out.
Shoot me now. Just shoot me dead. I just wanted to hang out with Melissa and enjoy some time out of the house. I am so upset and disappointed.
I really did have a GREAT time, though.