Woke up this morning to a message from a friend asking if my wife and I are over our colds. I should have seen where this was going, and in fact, maybe I did, but I caved. I told her we’re both fine, just have lingering coughs. She asked me what we’re doing this weekend, and I told her we’re going house hunting (in a bid to get out from under the brother-in-law). “Oh, well I guess you won’t be able to look after the kids then, since you’ll be busy.” I called my wife, and she told me to go ahead and approve of the kids coming over this weekend for us to babysit them. I told her this, she said thanks, and I tried to push the conversation further. Except she read my messages, but didn’t reply and hopped offline. It then became apparent to me that I’d been had.
I guess I see the best (or what I hope to be the best) in people and give them the benefit of the doubt. I’m tired of other people and their goddamned kids. You spread your legs, find suitable placement for them. Us doing this for FREE time and again needs to stop. Guess it’s time to have a frank conversation with my wife.
Hope to find a decent place to live. Need to GTFO of here.
Make sure you give yourself plenty of breaks. Even the best of kids can be stressful. If you feel yourself getting shaky, then get some fresh air. Like the flight attendants tell you, make sure you have your own mask firmly in place before you attempt to assist others
My wife and I had a quick talk about it, and we backed out. She had a medical emergency come up after she got off of work, so with that compounding the situation, we thought it best to back out.
Initial signs point to her being okay, but as we’re all too familiar with, more tests are required. The fact that she was sent home instead of being hospitalized or dashed over to the ER holds promise. Now we’re waiting on the insurance and their referral process, as well as test schedulers to do their thing.
