Go downstairs, unload the dishwasher, straighten up, maybe read a little or go on the internet.
Take a shower. Get dressed. X tells me to get him a coffee at Starbucks. Move X's car, which is usually blocking mine (we have tandem -- is that the right word -- parking)
Go to the Starbucks, usually with S14. Have lots of fun with S14, teasing each other or talking about more serious topics. Order my latte and X's coffee. Chat and laugh with S14.
When X shows up, he goes online and responds to his emails or reads. If I say anything to him, he says, "Landica, I'm working. Get me another coffee."
Drink my latte. Say, "Well, I guess I should be going." X says "Can't you just wait until time x, so you can drive S14 to school?" (now you have to remember that I *have* to be to work by 8:30, while X has no set schedule) Sometimes I say yes. Sometimes I just go to work.
Work. (which is usually --though not always -- stimulating, fun, exciting, challenging)
Get a call/email from X asking if I can pick up S14 after school. Sometimes I say yes, sometimes I say no.
Get home. Say hello to X, who is lying on the couch sleeping, on the computer or reading and doesn't respond.
Clean up a little. Sometimes go to the gym with a friend or grocery shopping. Cook dinner (usually just for me and S14, because X "had a late lunch" or "isn't hungry") Eat dinner with S14 (who usually gives me a big hug and says "Mom, I love you. Thanks for making dinner.) Have fun conversations with S14 about his day, his friends, my day, my friends. Clean up the kitchen.
Sometimes watch a little tv with S14, making fun of the programs and laughing. Go to bed in the guest bedroom, telling S14 not to stay up too late.
Meanwhile, X falls asleep on the couch downstairs or in the master bedroom or goes out to Starbucks.
Fall asleep.
Wash, rinse, and repeat.
What is wrong with this picture? What is wrong with me that I live this way?
