So... We were thinking she was gonna get off work Friday, go to a little presentation by some vendors for her work, get out quick and we would meet her at the rink right? Wrong.. 6pm rolls around I've heard nothing. Kids are asking, "aren't we to the hockey game or what?" I say, mom hasn't called or text yet. I call her, only because the kids were asking. No response. Then after about 10 minutes...she texts, "sorry, I'm here at the dinner already, I left work late" I didnt respond. She did not mention Hickey game so I figured it was not gonna happen. So I I jumped into action. You guys get dressed we're going out to eat, I said. So we go out to eat, have a great time, talk a lot. We go to do some shopping at Walmart. Come home watch a movie, still now word from W. She comes home at about 12:30am drunk as s**t. Sits down next to me between me and my son. Tries to get my S15 attention, he didnt even want to look at her. She was embarrassed...she leans back next to me...falls asleep. I was so disgusted with her for doing that to the kids. I really wasn't thinking about me, i didn't even care.. But, I was nice to her. Asked if she was ok. Told her to go to bed. I wasn't about to show my disappointment, I just had a good presence, like it didn't bother me. Not sure if this was the right thing to do but it felt good. Like I was showing my indifference. Next day, everything's cool. She made breakfast. I worked a little. During breakfast I tell me D I'm going to the gym later at about 4, I tell me W she can come if she wants,nonchalantly, no pressure whatsoever. She says, "I would love to go the gym, I need to". So we make a plan to go the gym and movie afterward. It was a nice time. She talked a lot. Looked me in the eye. I validated when I needed to. I did my best to exude confidence and I smiled a lot. I can tell she noticed. The kids were good with her. I actually feel sorry for her sometimes..my kids don't want to be around her sometimes,I can tell, but they tolerate it. This morning she's sitting on the couch telling me in May she wants us all to fly down to Texas for her sisters babyshower, that she's got enough miles to cover us all. I say sure, definitely. But I als tell her... "You know you've been traveling a lot doing your thing so I have to tell you in April , and I'm not sure if you're gonna wanna come, but I'm going back home to go to SA for NIOSA.." (NIOSA is a week long party in San Antonio that we've never missed together in 17 years) She said very nicely "ok that's fine". BUT I KNOW INSIDE SHES LIKE WTF!!! After she just told me she wants us to go on a trip back home all together I tell her I want to go home to party for a week!! That's GAL BROTHERS !!!!!! I'll keep y'all posted! I have to say though that without these conversations and posts I would be lost. So thanks very much to you guys for being there. Also, i have a close friend that went through an MLC a few years back, that story to come. AK8
