Forgotten blankie

**When he dropped the kids off he forgot to bring back S's blanke. I was tired of covering for him and knew he would have an excuse not to bring it back for her. So I had her call him so HE could tell her so instead of me doing his dirty work. Of course, after he got off the phone the texts started...

Aug 15 4:51pm G: I have $0.79 in my checking account and a handful of change. I have about ¼ tank of gas and enough electricity that if I keep the house at 90 degrees I might make it till payday. I am fucking broke. Thanks for making me feel like shit because I literally can’t afford to drive over and give S her blanket back. I will be thanking you for that for quite a while.  If you are coming to get it, say so now otherwise I will be doing my best to go to sleep.

Aug 15 4:55pm Me: So instead I was supposed to tell her she cant have her blankie? Besides I am the one who gets to deal with bedtime.

Aug 15 5:02pm G: ya. Be a parent and either say sorry hun, lets call dad and see if he can bring it back and say you’ll have to be a big girl , daddy may not be able to bring it back right away, you can use another blanket until daddy can bring it over. It is the same as the pullups. You didn’t want to be a parent and tell her she can’t wear them in a way she understands. I did and she didn’t want to wear them after I talked to her about it. Give her some credit and start being a parent.

Aug 15 5:17pm Me: OR maybe I am just tired of drying our daughters tears over you being a shitty parent? You forgot the blankie so you can tell her your sorry. I am tired of apologizing for you.

Aug 15 5:21pm G: now I am a shitty parent because I forgot something? Oops my bad I forgot and wholeheartedly willy to fix the mistake as soon as it is possible. A shitty parent would make you suffer for the week. If those shoes need to be filled so you’ll drop the issue I’ll fill them. Have a nice week cunt.

Aug 15 5:23pm G: Now do you want to start playing nice? Or do you want to keep pushing and see where that gets you?

Aug 15 5:23pm Me: are you making threats?

Aug 15 5:27pm G: no. you are starting a fight by calling me a shitty parent for making a mistake and fixing it as soon as I can. All I did was ask you to be a parent and explain the situation to S as you should have to begin with.

Aug 15 5:30pm G: I offered you a way to be an awesome parent by driving across town to pick it up for her. You wont. I already explained that I DON’T HAVE THE FUCKING MONEY TO DO THAT. Or I would have left my house already.

Aug 15 5:31pm Me: And all I am saying is you aren’t even close to the parent I am

Aug 15 5:32pm Me: and Im supposed to stop in the middle of dinner and drive across town so they eat late and go to bed late.

Aug 15 6:06pm Me: C on the way to get the blankie and dog