Had D10 and D7 last night and they've been sick. Their coughing fits got progressively worse throughout the night so I messaged W that they shouldn't go to school.
She agreed and I stayed home with them -- for the second time this week since she was running the United Way campaign at her job -- and took them to the doctor. One has bronchitis, the other a bad cold that seeped into the chest.
The co-pay cost was $50 and the medicine was $80. Today was payday and I deducted $65 from the money I give the W every two weeks.
W comes and gets girls at 1:30 p.m. so I can go into work and not burn a sick day. She then asks if I can watch them Saturday morning through the early afternoon because she's been asked to work.
I'm playing in a fundraising kickball tournament so I tell her I can only watch them a couple of hours in the afternoon. She ends up pleading with her mom to watch them in the morning and the mom gives her a guilt trip.
I feel good about it. If I was still living at home, I would have canceled my being in the tournament because marriage is a partnership. Now? I don't live there. It's my weekend without them and I had plans. I can help for a couple of hours, but I've been looking forward to playing. Who knows who I'll meet there.
On her part, there was no wheedling or tone that I HAVE to help. She just asked and moved on and then called back to complain about her mom giving her the guilt trip.
Again, her tone is so matter-of-fact. If there's any anxiety in her about our situation, she doesn't let me see it.
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