Okay, I must admit I turned into a raving lunatic last night as CashHappySon did it again with the poor attitude, smart mouth and inability to follow directions (read that DIRECT IN-YO-FACE disobedience). Gaaa!!!
This was after I had just laid down my CC to the tune of $220ish dollars to have his car repaired because he's blown all his money. Only to come home and find that he has now targeted something else minor that just NEEDS to be fixed. (No, it's a clunker, I'm not paying to fix all this crap!!!)
I had a blow out pure old no bones about it CONNIPTION-FIT! Offered to leave the premises and let them all have it plain and simple and I would not stand in their way. (uh, I don't normally do that - Hubster and I almost NEVER fight.)
We spent quite a bit of time with him last night and Hubster says we're having another family meeting over it tonight. The boy is a brick wall and I'm a brick wall, and poor Hubster has to find a way to coalesce us into a functioning unit! Good luck to him.
Meanwhile back at the ranch somebody left the waitress a tip at the ol' Frugalis Bean Counter last night.
Taking it to the challenge!
$20 CHALLENGE
$017.15 balance
+000.32 tip because evidently I'm a real beaut while I waitress, sling hash & rage against disrespectful & ungrateful children at the same time*!
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$017.47 Jan MTD
2008 Challenge Total $17.47
Cumulative Challenge Total $546.08
*I do feel bad about raging, but sometimes people push you to the brink and it's time to push back!! But even so, I'm still a tiny bit flirty, ya know?
January 18th, 2008 at 08:33 pm 1200688394
January 18th, 2008 at 08:49 pm 1200689346
So, a big thanks for chiming in.
No, it isn't the best way to handle things and it irks me to no end when I lose it like that. Sometimes at my house it seems I have to get to HIGH aaah-oooo-gaahhhh ALERT for it to even register on Hubster's radar that he needs to step into the ring to disassemble the sparring partners.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:19 am 1200701974
January 19th, 2008 at 12:36 am 1200702993
My son is 24 now and doing some better.
You know we have all heard that the 60 is the new 40?
Well, the way kids take so much longer to become self-sufficient these days, I think 30 is the new 20! Takes 'em that long to get it together it seems.
Anyway Lux, I enjoy your blog and especially your pics!