Worst mother trophy awarded, news at 11
Jan. 30th, 2019 09:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grammarwomanAll y'all can go home, I'm the worst mom.
The school closure for today was announced yesterday on account of the "welcome to -40F windchill" predictions, and I informed the kid that he would be going to bed at his usual school night time anyway. "But Mom!" I didn't even bother arguing with him; I just pulled out the bare bones "Guess what - I'm your mom and sometimes I get to say Because I Said So, and you have to live with it."
I got another robocall this afternoon announcing that school is out tomorrow as well, and I informed Mr. Luckypants of the news, and that his bedtime would not change. I guess he didn't believe me, because when I reminded him just now, I'm surprised his outraged shriek of "WHAT" didn't set the neighborhood dogs barking. "Maybe if you had worked on your homework at all, I might have let you stay up later, but now you have only tomorrow to work on the assignments," said the meanest mom. The sullen "FINE" I got was straight out of a John Hughes movie: epic in scope and timbre, throbbing with the injustice of it all.
OK, maybe I'm a teeny bit resentful that I'm the only one working in this household. Oh, yeah, forgot to mention - the husband got laid off a week ago Friday, and hasn't done a damned thing to sign up for unemployment or job search. Gosh, I was really looking forward to being a single income family again. NOT.
Temps be damned - tomorrow I think I'm gonna go for a walk outside.
The school closure for today was announced yesterday on account of the "welcome to -40F windchill" predictions, and I informed the kid that he would be going to bed at his usual school night time anyway. "But Mom!" I didn't even bother arguing with him; I just pulled out the bare bones "Guess what - I'm your mom and sometimes I get to say Because I Said So, and you have to live with it."
I got another robocall this afternoon announcing that school is out tomorrow as well, and I informed Mr. Luckypants of the news, and that his bedtime would not change. I guess he didn't believe me, because when I reminded him just now, I'm surprised his outraged shriek of "WHAT" didn't set the neighborhood dogs barking. "Maybe if you had worked on your homework at all, I might have let you stay up later, but now you have only tomorrow to work on the assignments," said the meanest mom. The sullen "FINE" I got was straight out of a John Hughes movie: epic in scope and timbre, throbbing with the injustice of it all.
OK, maybe I'm a teeny bit resentful that I'm the only one working in this household. Oh, yeah, forgot to mention - the husband got laid off a week ago Friday, and hasn't done a damned thing to sign up for unemployment or job search. Gosh, I was really looking forward to being a single income family again. NOT.
Temps be damned - tomorrow I think I'm gonna go for a walk outside.
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Date: 2019-01-31 03:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-01-31 05:02 am (UTC)That sounds horribly stressful. :(
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Date: 2019-01-31 05:08 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-01-31 03:18 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-01-31 03:22 pm (UTC)It is nowhere as bad as it could be; we've been really frugal and have a cushy amount for an emergency fund. It would have been devastating for my husband's coworker (who got to keep his job) - he's a single dad living from paycheck to paycheck. Plus my husband hated his job anyway; the company seems to be racing for the bottom with their "penny wise, pound foolish" philosophy.
But my husband's lack of motivation is definitely stressful.
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Date: 2019-01-31 03:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-01-31 07:43 pm (UTC)You are definitely a good mom--kids with boundaries do better!
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Date: 2019-01-31 08:21 pm (UTC)I am taking deep breaths and trying not to be a total nag to the husband. But man, do I wanna.
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Date: 2019-01-31 11:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-02-01 01:54 am (UTC)