Day Two

[Lifes Twists]

I always wonder if I am handling things correctly as they come up. Case in point was yesterday. My oldest car was making banging noises and other noises. She asked me to fix it for her. So, I dug into it and found that her rear braking system was falling apart. Bolts had fallen out and other parts were frozen and no longer any good. Long and short was I spent $300.00 on parts alone to fix it. During the time I was working on it my youngest shows up with middle sister to get a check for horseback riding lesson. These had been hit or miss all winter,so could not really plan on when they would happen. I had also asked ex to discuss paying for this jointly as per agreement without any response a few weeks earlier. Since i was out of extra cash I asked daughter to see if her mother could cover it. She left to go to lesson. Later I get phone message from ex that it was a really low thing I did, etc. I really felt this needed to be corrected immediately so gave her a call. I explained to her that before she jumps to conclusions she should ask some questions first. I told her that I had spent a great deal on the car for daughter that morning. I also told her that I had asked the girls to ask if she could cover it. I told her that we needed to communicate more about expenses so that things would be clearer. I felt at times like I was talking to a child since an adult should be asking a few questions before jumping off the deep end and accusing someone of something that was out of character for that person. I think I handled it correctly and hopefully set a boundary.