I talked to my biological father today on my way home. Things that happened to him during his childhood and growing up years have tainted how he feels about my Granny (his mom) but he says if I want to have a relationship with her then I should tread lightly because my grandmother tends to befriend to use.
I asked him why he didn’t call me in February when she found out she had cancer and she called him. At first he said that he didn’t believe her. That she has a history of being a hypochondriac and cries wolf a lot. Then he finally told me that he would have called after he had had conclusive proof that she did have cancer but she didn’t want my sister or I to know. That if she died, we didn’t really need to know about it.
So I am feeling torn. I forgive her for pushing us out of her life all of a sudden after my sister and I graduated but I am wondering why she wants anything to do with us now, after she told my dad that she didn’t want us to know she was sick or even if she died. It doesn’t make sense. I know that neither my sister nor I have ever done or said anything to her to warrant her actions.
Out of the blue I asked dad if it was because she had worn everyone else down and she was seeking new attention. He said that he was not saying it but that the little birdie on my shoulder was smarter than a lot of people, so I am taking it as a yes. She is seeking attention from some one new and has decided that her “long lost” granddaughters are just the new some ones she needs.
I told him regardless, I still want to have her in my life, even if it’s me calling her every few weeks or so. As I mentioned, my sister wants nothing to do with her or our biological father. She is allowed her desires.
Ok, about today! Since the 4th of July is on Saturday, I was not going to have the 3rd off as most people in the US might. Boss1 was being a stickler on this. Finally he relented and we have Friday off. THEN… one of the guys in my department had to open his bobble head mouth and ask when we are going to play a round of trivia again. We started this tradition last month and they want to do it again. When Boss1 asks what the prize is, another genius bobble head mouth spouted that we could wager our Friday off.
Of course I start to think… heck no! It is bad enough that with Boss2 out of the country, I am on call all weekend so I cant go out of town and see Noni or do anything away from the city, but they want to take away my newly acquired paid day off? Some people just have no sense in their heads and they are the ones who should be thanking God that I didn’t have a broomstick in my hands at the time. Headaches for ALL of them! 
So I run to Wal-mart and buy a game of trivial pursuit and then after lunch we play. Boss1 against the whole department in geography. Now, some might think it was unfair of Boss1 being alone but he wanted it that way and so it was. It was neck and neck for a while but the boss lost and so we were able to keep Friday off. Let me remind you how lucky the department bobble heads are that I still have my Friday off. I am still on call but who cares if I accidently drop my work cell phone in the toilet while it is flushing, right? Yeah, I don't care either! 
So now that I am home, dinner has been made and consumed and bed times it just a few short hours away, I am thinking of taking a break from the unpacking tonight and reading a book. I read two of them on Sunday and it was wonderful to relax. I cooked for the first time in a while, I mean a real meal where I actually peeled and mashed potatoes and made some grilled chicken. It was good.
If you got this far, there are some leftovers, let me heat them up for you.
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