Aquarium Conflict
May. 25th, 2024 10:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
senashentaI'm trying to convince Mom to go to the aquarium in Toronto next month. But like. Without my Stepdad. :|
I have this complicated relationship with my Stepdad where I love the man the death but I don't LIKE him very much most of the time, and one of the things I can't stand about him is that he feels the need to be attached to Mom at the hip nearly 24/7, especially now that they're retired. She can barely manage to go outside to the yard and do gardening without him. They go out together to do things SEVERAL times a week and spend most of their down-time sitting on the couch watching (shitty) TV together.
Once in a while I like to do something with Mom just the two of us, is that so much to ask? Once a month we go shopping together for my groceries (only because I can't carry the cat litter on the bus) and that's IT. It wouldn't kill him to let us go to the aquarium without him, right?
But the instant I asked about it, Mom was like "what about Lee?" and when I rolled my eyes she gave me attitude.
SORRY but occasionally I like some quality time with my Mom, okay!
She said she'd think about it but I get the feeling it's going to be a "only if Lee can come too" sort of thing. >:/
I have this complicated relationship with my Stepdad where I love the man the death but I don't LIKE him very much most of the time, and one of the things I can't stand about him is that he feels the need to be attached to Mom at the hip nearly 24/7, especially now that they're retired. She can barely manage to go outside to the yard and do gardening without him. They go out together to do things SEVERAL times a week and spend most of their down-time sitting on the couch watching (shitty) TV together.
Once in a while I like to do something with Mom just the two of us, is that so much to ask? Once a month we go shopping together for my groceries (only because I can't carry the cat litter on the bus) and that's IT. It wouldn't kill him to let us go to the aquarium without him, right?
But the instant I asked about it, Mom was like "what about Lee?" and when I rolled my eyes she gave me attitude.
SORRY but occasionally I like some quality time with my Mom, okay!
She said she'd think about it but I get the feeling it's going to be a "only if Lee can come too" sort of thing. >:/
