H just called to vent about having to jump out his a$$ to help complete the boys assignments! he said they had all week what happened (more like what are YOU doing w that they ain't getting their homework done..is what I heard!).
Anyway I as calm cool said first off I really appreciate you helping us by picking them up from school and taking them to the library so we can do the work. i know it is frustrating to do this at the last minute but unfortunately it has to be done...the assignments are due tomorrow. I said you just get them there, get them started and I'll come wrap it up. He says well what exactly have the boys been doing that they haven't worked on these assignments at all?!
I DIDN'T SAY THIS: (Wow, well h since I have to drive 45 minutes to get home and I don't get home until 6:30p, to eat then start homework at 7pm...and)
BUT DID SAY: the boys don't have just some homework they have 1.5 hours of homework! So this assignment is hard to get done or worked on every night! Plus the boys have not been using their time wisely at school and just plain old refusing to do the work there. In any event h I'm glad you can help us cause I would have to take off from work early to go get them thus losing valuable vacation time...so I'm glad you are able to help.
He seemed pacified then though I could tell he was having a hard time because I was expecting him to do things he's not comfortable doing (ie, working with unfamiliar software, not have a disk to save his work, having to save to his email, looking up info on boys subjects...well just being a parent now that I see this!!!!).
Oh well the mc said I'd have to help train h on how to be a dad and husband...gosh this training stuff is HARD...I feel like I'm working/coaching a teenager. H fights me the whole way.
