Chapter 3. Let the detachment begin

[bigybiz]

Sandi2 - I agree - but it is my situation

So latest development

This email shows up in my inbox late one night

Hi Bigybiz,
I will be away a couple days next week. Work requires me to go to Windsor from Monday afternoon thru Wednesday night. I won't be able to spend 3 hours on Tuesday with S10 or pick him up.
Let me know if this is a problem.
Thank you

I reply immed - with

Yes, I'm at a client event

The next morning I send a sms - need to speak about your email face to face. I'm only free this am. It will take 15min.

She shows up at the house at 7am

I ask her to read the email to me - she does.

I say what's wrong with it? She shrugs

I saw - well there is no "please" or I'm sorry it's last minute and the passive aggressive tone about only being able to spend 3 hours with S10 is unacceptable.

Well she looks at it and says your right.

I tell her if you want me to do something for you it needs to be nice.

We hash out the what and whens about what can happen with S10.

The meeting did take a little longer as we slipped into other nonsense.

I did agree to help with S10 as the event is very optional.

How did I do?