It would really be nice if XH could take time out of his busy UNEMPLOYED schedule to do the things FOR THE KIDS that he promised he would.

He came to their last dentist appointment, met me there. Sat with one of the kids while I sat with the other. They each have two cavities. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" />

So I am setting up appointments for them and XH is in the next room, listening. The soonest they can get in is on a Wednesday. XH has the kids on Wednesdays so I ask him if he can take them. Sure, no problem. Set up two appointments for each kid. Two Wednesdays, two weeks apart.

First appointment comes and goes. I had forgotten the date and so I called XH to see when it was (thinking it was coming up) ... he leaves the phone for about 10 minutes and comes back, saying that it was the previous Wednesday and that he messed up, blah blah, the next one is 3/3. Okay, fine.

Last Friday I asked the kids how their dentist appointment went, and get the blank stare. He didn't take them to the SECOND appointment either!!

Apparently superdad doesn't want to be the meanie that takes them in to have fillings done. Would have been NICE of him to tell me, no, schedule the appointments during your own time and miss work, I'm too busy doing NOTHING to remember to take my kids to the dentist, but boy will I chew your @ss out for letting them get cavities. (Chewed the kids out too, but continues to send them home at bedtime on Wednesday with handfuls of candy.)

To put a little icing on the cake, there was a school performance Saturday and the seating situation was poor ... XH and his parents plopped down in the front row of the VIP seating section that I KNOW was not intended for them and of course other parents, grandparents and guests PLUS other VIP's who should have had the better seats had to have obstructed view ... I can't get over how RUDE some people are. Do they feel entitled?

I haven't had anything to vent about for a long time. Other than these hijinks (sp?) there has been nothing exciting going on here. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Wish we could set up some etiquette classes for your outlaws and mine too.

Mine are loud, boistrous, and opposite completely of both me and good taste. They'd do exactly the same except they'd be laughing or guffawing extremely loud drawing attention to themselves...he he...I am glad to be outta this btw.

You know, some people think the world is out for them. They just have no respect for others.

There is nothing you can do, just say thank you Lord that you are respectful and kind and compassionate.

I have endured many many months of my X being disrespectful to me. Like the instance of today. I went and talked to my MIL, gave her a gift I got her, and we talked and X just comes in. X lives with his mother. X does No knocking on the door, just walks in sits at his mothers computer and prints off a picture. He has the bedroom down the hall, he could of done all the stuff on the computer in his bedroom, and would of been nice if he knocked on the door and said politely I have a picture for you. But no, not in his line of courtesy.

That is the difference between him and I. I think of other feelings, and we basically talked when he left. I let her talk and listened. Just wish there was respect from X, but I guess it will never happen. He talks about being respectful here on MB, how I am disrespectful. Well, Hon, he has to look in the mirror once in a while.

Hon, your XH and in-laws are just showing their stupidity, disrespect. Be glad you are not sitting next to them and participating in their ill manners. Just be thankful and I am sure God sees their harshness.