Just got a call from the sitter that chewed my ass today. She was basically crying, telling me that she cannot believe she said those things, and apologized profusely. OK, my first reaction was to rip into her a bit, but what would that accomplish? She has W's ear, and I wanted information...... Besides, I appreciate it when people that make mistakes show remorse and apologize. So I told her twenty times to not give it another thought, that everyone will be fine, and I completely forgive her. She is 60+ and has been in poor health lately and said she's taking some heavy medication that while normally fine, sometimes makes her cranky.
She said W is essentially a mess, but yes, pissed at me. Said she's not dating anyone and that she is more comfortable in her new home, but stressed out to the max. Her problem.....
Sitter told me a couple things W is mad about, and while I didn't "defend" myself, I simply stated that her perception of things isn't entirely accurate.
Told me that she thought W was coming around a bit, and ready to be more amenable to me, but when she was investigated by Child Protective Services last month, it sent her into a spin. Including at me. I told sitter that I had nothing to do with it, and she agreed, and she and W knew it was S10s teacher. They did thing that some of the things I said to teacher prompted it, but I told her the truth, that the only thing I talked to her about was S10 and his performance at school.
