As a CALS what really bugged me was the evil stepdaughter who no less than THREE times was to come and spend time with her dad, while giving me respite, and FAILED TO TURN UP (yikes sorry that is yelling but hey three times?)
Each time, I would have had a paid carer here, but cancelled them because she was going to be with him. The last time it was his birthday (the last birthday he had of course).
Now it irked me no end, caused me enormous inconvenience and I was already constantly exhausted. But I always wondered how it must have felt for Chris. He always shrugged it off, and would be upset if I had his kids doing anything at all, but it must have been awful for him.
Of course she still came for dinner the night of his birthday, which I had to prepare for everyone, and which he couldn't eat...
Kim that's so awful to have 2 cancel out at once. You have to wonder truly.
Without places like this to vent that out at the time I think I would have gone under.
Sometimes you just gotta get it out.