Last night H gave 3 to 1 odds on him leaving his folks this morning.

This morning he texted
Ok. So maybe I should stop being optimistic. Dad had a very rough night and may have a slight fever. I will be, hopefully, taking him to the hospital today. Mom has asked me to stay a few more days at least. Let you know more as it unfolds. Called off work until Friday.

H did get his dad to the dr. and learned he's just still having complications from his respiratory infection; prescribed a new inhaler. Whew!

S20 moved out today. Yes, this is the same one I figured in a recent post would be home at least one more year. Over the course of the last two days he heard from a friend who was looking for a house-mate, and ZOOM off S20 went. He still doesn't have his license. He enthusiastically tells me "its only 3 miles to work and I can bike that in no time!" This from a boy who phones from his bedroom to beg someone to bring him a piece of paper from the kitchen. He will be paying the equivalent of one of his bi-weekly paychecks every month just for rent. crazy LOL, but you're only young and dumb once I guess.

Ss16 and I spent all day (of my few and far between days off) moving S20. Finally finished that and Ss16 and I had lunch with D18... when S20 called and said a friend from our town had contacted him and said our dogs (a keeshond and a dobe) were loose and we had to rush home. The dobe is NOT stranger friendly, so we were very concerned. Twins rushed home, I dropped off D18 and headed home too.

Before I got home the twins phoned and told me the dog issue was resolved safely. Whew! I stopped to drop my car off because the brakes were making bad noises. Repairman drove me home. Walked into one of the worse stenches ever. Seems dobe consumed more than his fair share of cat poop which gave him a dobe sized tummy ache. So he gave my living room carpet a dobe sized helping of cat-poop-filled-dobe-vomit. Let me tell you, cat poop does not improve with recycling. Whew again.

Got to cleaning carpet when repairman phones with estimate.

FOURTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS!!! Whew again. (In addition to brakes both front and rear the tire rod ends are nearly completely gone. Right front wheel being held on by one bolt. Car NOT road safe.)

If this is what days off are like, I'm glad I don't have more of them.

Me 46 H 56
M 22 yrs
S22, D20, Twin Ss18

You teach people how to treat you by what you allow.
What you stop.
And what you reinforce.
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A lack of boundaries invites a lack of respect.