Okay - I need some MAJOR intervention here, or I am going to swallow a fish whole (even though this is not his fault).
I have to go pay a bill today, so I got ready to leave the house early, since I don't have to go in to work until noon. I went outside, loaded the car, lugged S through te snow, got him strapped in, and sat down. I put the key in the ignition, and got...a low grumbly grind - the sound of a dead, cold-sapped battery. Well, since it's 10:30 am and DH doesn't go to bed until 3 in the morning, he won't be up for at least a couple of hours. I know the car thing wasn't his fault, but the fact that he is completely unavailable before noon, and he doesn't even turn the shop's answering machine on, REALLY pisses me off. He is sleeping away down in the basement with not a care in the world, completely unable to hear the phone upstairs, while I'm here dealing with real life, taking care of OUR son, worrying about all these bills. AUUGGH! I can NOT throw these feelings at him when I finally do get him on the phone, because I know that it will deteriorate into a fight VERY quickly. Give me some ideas for this conversation (ones that don't include "you lazy...", "why the hell can't I ever get you on the phone before noon", "what the hell is wrong with you", or anything like that. I know this makes me sound like a huge B, but I am just trying to avert what I know would usually happen. Thanks for any input, Myrrh
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
