Not Allowed To Gloat? ... Darn!
So, my daughter just had a baby last month with her boyfriend now fiance. We've all held our breath hoping she wouldn't marry this guy. I will give you one example, though there are many, she brought their clothes to my house to wash. She had to drive him to work first cause his lisence is suspended. So she got here about 10:00 am.. she did laundry until about 1:00 or so when my son's daughter spilled red juice on the kitchen rug. My daughter got out of the laundry so I could get the rug in the washer before it stained, then he called to be picked up by 2:00.. so she left before 2:00. She had 3 hours, 4 hours to do their laundry.. tops.
He got there and she wasn't done with it and he started to holler at her and said all she had to do all fucking day long was their laundry. This is MY daughter he spoke to like this. I was seething but I tried to smooth it over, I apologized for the spill and needing to use my own washing machine. And in the face of that apology he just looked at me and said, "Spray and wash would have worked."
They are my friggin' machines. Not his. None of the other of MY kids bring their laundry home to do so why does she have to bring his here.. then tell me I can wait? But, I bit my tongue hard because my daughter was blind and I knew if I said any more she's the one that would hear about it.
Thankfully my husband was in a different room and missed the whole thing. You don't holler at our daughter like he did and get away with it. What I did not realize is that my son, by the grace of God, was standing there holding his daughter. Apparently my son did not take kindly to this person running his mouth to his sister and ESPECIALLy me and was ready to kick his ass but couldn't cause of his daughter that he's trying to get custody of.
This is how he treats me, it's how he treats her and I don't want to imagine what he's like when we aren't around.
So.. rumor has it, she's been calling someone else in the middle of the night. In fact, my husband just called and said our daughter called him and asked if he wanted to come kick the soccer ball around with her. He pointed out that he'd love to but there is too much ice. I'm not sure what all he's gotten out of that conversation yet and what he's heard from elsewhere but he has a feeling this relationship is nearing an end.
He also told me I am not aloud to gloat. Damn. So, yes, I'm praying hard that she doesn't marry him. That maybe, just maybe it is coming to an end because she deserves someone that won't speak her with such UNkind words. That will not run his mouth to her parents because all that does is drive a wedge between her and her family. She deserves someone that will love her.. flaws and all.
So.. I won't gloat. I'll just come here. And, sorry, if this relationship ends, if he's no longer around to speak to her like he does, nothing will stop me from doing a happy dance. I'll just do it in private.
