This is What Happens When I’m Nice
Last weekend Caleb went to his dad’s house but his dad wanted to know if he could have him this weekend as well because of something that was going on that he wanted Caleb to be there for. I said sure no big deal. My mom and step dad even drove Caleb back up North with them (they came down Friday to bring the rest of my stuff that didn’t fit in the U-Haul) so that Caleb’s dad didn’t have to drive to meet me to pick Caleb up.
At 2:15pm today Caleb’s dad tells me he refused to drive half way to meet me so I could get Caleb back home. He said he would drive to Gaylord and that was it. Had I known he was going to be an a** he wouldn’t of taken Caleb this weekend.
So my entire day was spent in the car driving…literally! It was 3 hours there and 3 hours back but add in stopping to go to the bathroom and get gas it was about 7 hours that I was on the road today!
I was being nice by letting him take Caleb on a weekend that wasn’t his. I was being nice by not making him drive 1/2 way to meet me because my mom & step dad were going back up that way. And this is what he does to me – refuses to drive any farther than Gaylord. He said “until a court makes me drive 1/2 way I won’t do it”.
I’ve ALWAYS bent over backwards to let him take Caleb whenever he wanted, to switch weekends if he couldn’t take him on a weekend that was his, etc etc and this is how he treats me! So why even try to be nice to him anymore? It doesn’t get me anywhere except for him sh***ing on me like this. I would of even handled having to spend ALL day traveling better had he not waited until 2:15pm in the afternoon to inform me of his refusal to drive 1/2 way. So here it is almost 11pm and Caleb is just now getting to bed. He’s going to be tired and crabby in the morning because he got to bed so late. UGH! I’m fit to be tied and down right pi**ed that his dad did this to me!!!!!




1Tammy
wrote on 14 September 2008 at 23:17
Oh that sucks that he did that too you! what an !@#%! I bet you’re looking forward to court this upcoming week huh??
Hang in there… good thoughts!!
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2Tsoniki
wrote on 14 September 2008 at 23:21
Aw man Tishia, I’m sorry he did that to you.
A court will make him drive halfway so don’t worry. Would it violate anything to not drive farther then halfway to drop him off? Course he could turn around and do it again on the way back. Hopefully you can get it all settled soon!!
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3Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity
wrote on 15 September 2008 at 8:14
Be the bigger person…
I know it sucks but you can do it. In the long run, it will all pay off…
I know, easier said than done…
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4Shannon Smith
wrote on 16 September 2008 at 16:42
Sounds like the petty crap my neice’s dad and his side of the family pulls. Hang in there! Be mad, but like Heather said, be the bigger person. The court will make him drive half-way and that will be that. Praying all goes smooth in court.
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5Donna
wrote on 17 September 2008 at 21:11
Keep a diary/log whatever – seriously. Document dates/times, what happened, where, etc. I was a legal assistant for a lawyer that did some family law years ago. Bring it with you to court. Showing the judge that you are willing and trying to work this out will go a long way. And if you have it documented you won’t get flustered and forget things. Good Luck!
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