Masterpiece...

[Jer2911]

Well... so much for no Monster... spoke to soon...

She came in to the house and I guess she'd picked up lunch while she was out... I heard her in the kitchen getting something out of a bag and putting it on a plate. She then stomped her way up the stairs without a word to me when she passed the office... A little while later I got a business-like email regarding her desire to spend more time in the evening with the kids during the week...

Instead of replying to the email I went upstairs to respond so I could speak to her about whether or not she is planning to get home a little earlier from work some evenings during the week so I don't have to keep the kids up too late... Her response: "No, but I was getting home at the same time before all of this happened and you did keep the kids up so I could read to them..." I responded that I started trying to get them to bed earlier to help with the morning situation which was a nightmare with one or more of them being sluggish with getting ready for school -- my goal was to reduce the hectic and stressful nature of the morning routine so the kids might have a better day at school (work habits and behavior). She said she understood but still wants more time with them... And she was definitely more in Monster mode while speaking to me about this...

Grrrr... I'd love for her to have more time with them as well -- but it would be nice if she could make an effort to get home earlier so she can do that without creating disruption to their bedtime/morning schedules. WTF?! Just a perfect example of MLC selfishness...

And no, I really don't know how to respond to her on this other than just to say "OK" and see what happens... I'm really not okay with disrupting their routine, but I do want her to spend more time with them... But to demand that she gets home earlier is just more "pressure" which MLCers don't like, right?

Excuse me while I stop for a moment for a silent scream in my mind...

Yep, definitely still in orbit... and now Monster is back...