Hey guys, can I bring this one back?
It's just that I have a major rant coming up and throwing a brick might make me feel better...
*stands next to _the_ wall* This might do.
OK, so most of you know a lot of the whole story surrounding Anna.
Latest development: apparently me and Stephen's girlfriend are going to be best friends and be one big happy family *throws brick*
A couple I know from work (where the girlfriend now works and Stephen's on sick leave from) has two sons and of the boys' birthday is coming up. So instead of letting me know (the couple both have my phone number and if they don't all they'd need to do is ask), they told Stephen's girlfriend about the lad's party.
Point #1: What the hell does she have to do with
my daughter??? They let
her know, not even Stephen! *throws brick*
So she texted me to let me know about the party (their younger son had his party a few weeks ago and obviously, I wasn't invited, Anna was and Stephen and the girlfriend took Anna there), just in case I wanted to go (I was at that point thinking that she's being very nice, not that that wouldn't make me wonder in itself). So I said I'd love to, of course.
Point #2: Once again, it's my daughter and her father's girlfriend has to invite me
*throws brick*
Then today she texted me to let me know when and where the party is. Now, I don't drive and the party is in a place that's on the outskirts of the town and no bus goes there at the time of the party (6pm, I know this town is pathetic
). So I keep reading the text message where she mentions this and read how Stephen has a car... I was OK, up until the last two parts of the message:
#1: "He can give
us all a lift"
Point #3: What the hell? Why is she invited as an adult supervision for Anna? Why does she have such an urge to attend a birthday party that Anna was invited to? In short: what the hell does she want there? *throws brick*
Now, these are friends of all of us, but hey, inviting a childless person to a child's birthday party seems a little odd to me... maybe it's just me.
Anyway, text message continued:
#2: "I'll mention it to him anyway."
Point #4: Stephen doesn't even know about any of this! I know he is aware of the party, but as far as I know, he didn't know about himself going, since I was taking Anna. Or so I thought.
So now I'm stuck in a position that I didn't want to be in: having Stephen's girlfriend basically trying to be Anna's stepmom with no consideration to anyone else involved. I'm glad she's making an effort getting on with Anna, but there's a point where it feels more like she's a) trying to play "one big happy family" which she should know better is not gonna work or b) is trying to take over completely
Argh, how do you tell someone to back off and stop trying to be your best friend? What does she think, that I consider anything that happened between Stephen and me was a mistake and I'm sooo delighted he's having a happy life with her?
Oh I do want him to be happy, but funnily enough, the man's anything but
*continues throwing bricks*
Sorry, I just needed to vent. Big time.