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Today is Saturday…. And as usual Foty was late. Now for some of you out there, you don’t appreciate what being on time is to me and my children.
Foty and I have an agreement. He picks the kids up on Saturdays at 10am and brings them home at 5pm. He also sees them from 6:30pm Tuesday nights – at MY HOME, and usually leaves around 8pm at the latest.
Do the maths folks, this is only 8.5 hours per week. That is not a lot for a Father to see his children…. Well actually in this case. It is enough for him. But it is not enough time for the children to spend with their Dad.
So when he is 20 minutes late here, 30 minutes late there, or when he says in his pitiful voice “I’ve got a cold,” *sniff* *cough* *sniff*
"I won’t be coming tonight."
That time he’s late or doesn’t show, is a huge time lost to the kids.
Obviously not to him, otherwise he’d be here on time,
and he’d come unless he was bed-ridden.
Now I know if he was here on this page, arguing with me, he’d say that the kids might “catch” his cold. Which he’s done before, but my response to that is, does he think he is going to put his fingers in his mouth? Or chew their toys and then give them to them? Or will he openly sneeze or cough in the room without putting his hand up to catch the germs? No probably not.
And if he wants to say he is 40 minutes away, and on a cold night, that is an ordinary trip when you have a head cold. Then I would rebut with, it was his choice to move 40 minutes away to be with his mistress.
Wow…. I guess I’ve been holding a few things inside this here head of mine.
Anyway, so he turns up today 20 minutes late. I am collecting the ‘free’ paper, supplied by foty from the front lawn. He gets out of the car, in another NEW T-SHIRT!
I look at him, he smiles and says
“Gidday.” Yes he really says that! Lol
I was going to ignore him, instead I say,
“Hi, and it’s about time.”
I noticed he put a McDonald’s bag into our bin.
It’s common for him to buy McDonalds Breakfast on his way over.
Now I wasn’t too much of a smart arse, I could have been, but I’m over trying to make him feel bad while being bitchy and snippy myself.
He simply responds
“That’s a fair call.”
So if I was infact angry about it,
that would’ve probably been a good thing to say
to defuse a possible barrage from me.
But as I said I wasn’t really angry,
I just wanted to point out that the kids
had been ready for 30 minutes waiting,
I invite him in, Master 5 is already saying
he doesn’t want to go. Miss 8 says she is only going
if they do something, not sit at his place.
Foty had made comments that he would take them to the Museum.
You see he’s had to become Daddy Disney for them to want to go with him. But problem is, he doesn’t know how to pull back on that now. So they now expect him to do “something” of significance every time they see him.
I don’t have a problem with that because I know he’s got the funds.
Plus he only sees them 8.5 hours a week so he has to do something special.
Anyway I just thought I’d give you an update, so you can see he’s still turning up when he feels like it. He still has a problem doing stuff alone with them. He still engages his sisters, or mother, or father to help him each week. Oh and of course there is always JS!
Funnily enough she’s come back with him on their day out.
But get this, he is too scared (my assumption) to bring her to MY HOME when dropping off the kids. He actually stops at the nearby hotel or local McDonalds McCafe where she sits diligently waiting for him to return.
I just wish I knew which times she was sitting waiting, so I could make sure I hold him up long enough to bother her.
Nah, I’m just kidding. I don’t give a hoot about her,
almost as little as I care about him.
I simply could not care less.
Have a good week-end folks. Me, I’m going back to dating myself! 
Oh and I’ll have to start churning out a few blogs,
I have to have 50 up by next Tuesday.
That is my halfway point.
How do I know how many I’ve done? …
Well take a look now at the list of blogs
on the right hand side of this screen.
You’ll notice for July there is 40?
in brackets next to it.
Well that is how many blogs I’ve done in July.
OMG – what have I set myself up for! LOL
Easy Out
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Posted by EasyToSay on 2008-07-11 20:51:29 | Rating: | Views: 94
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Being late seems to be the "in" thing. As a Realtor it surprises me how many of my clients are late. Many times, when showing several homes, I set up 6 or 7 appointments, allowing 30-45 minutes to view each home. Time and time again my clients are 30 minutes or more late ... which throws off the whole schedule. They seem to think nothing of it. Sometimes they call to say they are on the way ... sometimes the courtesy of a call is not given. I have had to get tough on this matter. I now give them 15 minutes extra ... if they do not appear ... then I call ... if I can't get a hold of them I leave. I now tell clients if you are going to be late ... call ... because if you don't I won't be there waiting to show you the house. Everyone runs on "me" time ... sad to say selfishness seems to be a sign of our times. Peace.
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Posted by ColoradoDreamin
on 2008-07-11 22:53:36
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Ugh, I can totly relate to your frustration with foty's lateness. I'm quite meticulous with time myself, however I've given up on it mostly, I've figured you just can't rely on most people. I'm rarely ever ever late, and if I am there's always a damn good reason.
This whole ordeal with this time with foty must be tough for the kids, it doesn't sound like they enjoy it much at all.
I must say, your blog count does impress me. :P Good luck!!
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Posted by Mezlie
on 2008-07-12 07:02:21
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hi there "me and my life if i was in lovely Oz". i seemed to have snagged myself a FOTY as well. ;(
just wanna let you know mine uses that "i'm SO sick" trick ,too *big forced cough followed by one dry sniffle*
WHAT, please tell, do these guys think we do with the kids WHEN WE get sick?? i mean coming outta both ends sick and don't know which way to "go"...sorry for the graphic i just painted.
i wish just once they could see the looks on their faces when our kids are sitting there, all ready for daddy, and we tell them "sorry honey, dad's gonna be late" OR "he can't make it, he's uh...sick"
maybe a good video should be taken during these times, and they can watch it for themselves (on their new plasma screens, of course). I'd love to have the kids "pop" that into his DVD player one night. LOL("here, daddy, mommy gave us this movie to watch tonight") okay, too cruel, i know.
...GEESH, that was long, i've littered all over your space...guess i've been harboring sum junk in me little head too!
wewillsurvive, us MOTY's (fer reals)
oh, since i'm here, 'mize well tell...i love reading you, and good luck with your quota!!:)loveandblessings, paperlily
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Posted by paperlily
on 2008-07-13 00:56:24
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