Well he continued his crap at basketball. I could tell his parents were quite uncomfortable by the end of the double header.
He called me 40 min before the game and said that he was at the mall looking for shoes for Nathan as his were shot. He asked if I could bring the new shoes he had bought Nathan (at beginning of school year he bought two pairs for each kid and I bought school supplies) just in case...
So I come in and bring them an he has gotten new basketball shoes. No big deal. I sit beside Sydney as she is reaching for me. Well the first game went fine. The second game Nathan got tired I guess, he seemed distracted. Dan started getting grumpy and making comments. He even said a few things out loud to Nathan while he was running down the court. UGH!!!! I told him to NOT yell at Nathan while he is on the court, that is ridiculous. He snaps at me asking how much I am practicing with Nathan. I just laughed and said, "Wow, you can find a way to make just about everything my fault, that is awesome." And he said, "Yeah pretty much."
Then he calmed down and tried explaining to me that he didn't care if his kids were good at things, but he wanted them to pay attention and do their best. I said, "I agree I tell Nathan all the time 'I don't care if you ARE the best, but I want you to DO your best'". And he settled down for a while but got pissy again.
After the game I came down to the lobby of the Y with Sydney. She was trying to put on her coat and he was frustrated with her bc she could not get her arm in the sleeve. He started grumbling about how I do everything for them so they don't know how to do anything--in front of her. Jackass.
Sydney asks if Mommy can come have lunch with them, and he says NO. She starts crying and he gets irritated at me. I told her "It's ok I can carry you to the car" because we are literally in a blizzard warning by this time and it is super cold and windy. Why not carry a kid in a storm? But this further irritates Dan and he says it is another example of me doing too much and that she is capable of walking. So then he takes her from me and carries her out himself (??) while she is reaching for me and crying.
Dude needs some serious anger management therapy ASAP. I wish you could forcibly commit someone for having a bad attitude.
