First I gotta tell ya that Aunt Dot is leaving the Rehab Hospital on Friday. I spoke with her today and I was amazed at how good she is sounding. She's a bit confused and asked me what day it is several times but that's ok.
Anyhow, last Thursday (the 14th) was Mini Red's
Winter Concert. I was dreading it because it's been a fight to get her to practice her violin and then it's usually a rough start, which involves a lot of ear piercing squeaking.The 6th Grade Orchestra was to play The Hallelujah Chorus and The Dreidel and they did a fabulous job! There was NO squeaking and I was so proud. These events are getting easier and easier as she gets older and all the kids get better at this. On top of Mini Red playing so well the Chorus was awesome to listen to. My Mom and Sister agreed.
I was dreading going to this concert for more than squeaky playing though:
1. FN* was going to be there with his family. Lately, dealing with him has been ridiculous. No taking or returning my calls and, supposedly, not receiving my emails. Then claiming I told him nothing of Mini Red's events after I have created this very detailed calendar for him to follow all of her events for the year. In short... Fookin frustrating the hell outta me.
Result: He was bearable and I had a nice conversation with his wife about Mini Red. I was thankful I didn’t have to sit with them.
2. The last big concert was last year where the 5th graders came to the Middle School for what is called a Cluster Concert between the schools. I got cornered by the Mother of a girl who had been causing trouble with Mini Red. I'm the type of person to avoid any confrontation and I know my Mini Red and she has a tendency to cause some trouble but this woman went over the line and out came my temper. I got back in her face and assured her she had a lot of wrong information from her Devil Child and that she might just want to recheck her information. Meanwhile FN* was standing nearby at the ready if necessary. Ends up there were a lot of details I was unaware of with this Devil Child but her doped up mother DID NOT have correct information.
Anyhow, there’s been recent activity from the Devil Child where the she punched Mini Red in the stomach. Yeah I know… Can you imagine how livid I was with this information? Seems there was information Mini Red was keeping from me just as the previous time. The Devil Child came back and apologized the next day, but I was bugging Mini Red continuously to make sure she wasn't keeping anything from me just in case the Devil Child's mother cornered me again. I hate being unprepared.
Result: The Devil Child and her mother left the concert early. I think that family is getting a reputation.
All in all I have renewed faith in these events and I was glad my Mom and Sister were there for backup. Don't worry about Mini Red I have encouraged her to listen to her Father and cousin when they give her tips to defend herself and I will back her up.
* Please note: Ex husband hence forth known as Fuck Nuts a/k/a FN.
I hope MiniRed gets to lay the slap down on Devil Child. Of course, then you'll have to lay the slap down on Crack Momma. It will be a whole thing.
ReplyDeleteKudos on MiniRed's violin performance. The violin sounds so good when played well, and is so disturbing when it isn't played well.
If John Cage can be hailed as a great avant garde composer for having long silences, then who is to say Mini Red is not a trend setter as well in performing disharmonic music as a statement in an all too often disharmonic world?!!
ReplyDeleteGlad the concert was to everyone's liking and that FN and MODC (mother of devil child) behaved themselves.
Rock on Mama Red.
fuck nuts, thats funny.
ReplyDeletesounds like you went through the same thing with red getting in fights that i did with aspen.
Kudos to you for encouraging Mini Red. Knowing how to play an instrument does wonders for a child, I think. And another kudos for standing up for her and keeping the lines of communication open. You and Mini Red must have a wonderful bond and every girl needs her mother.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Keith: I just want that child away from my Mini Red because that child is the Devil indeed.
ReplyDeleteWhen she wants to do well she can play the violin really well and it gives me da goose bumps.
Jeremy: Mini Red trys her best to be a trend setter but it just ain't gonna happen with the violin. It's a good thing everyone behaved or there was gonna be some smack down from Mama Red. I'm not in the mood for their crap it's the Holiday season for goodness sake. I thing they felt that vibe from me.
Brico: I definitly thought of you and Aspen. This is why I've told her to listen to her dad and cousin a/k/a bring on the Red smack down.
NurseWholvdMe: I tell ya these are the tough years and I'm trying to set it all up for these teen years. I tell her I'm not gonna like everything she has to tell me and she doesn't have to tell me everything just most of it but she does have to talk to me. Lately it's this lying crap that pisses me off more than anything else. I believe I'll have white hair within the year.
You have a Merry Christmas too!
Ya know I tried telling my son that I might get angry with whatever he did but never as angry with him lying about it. And I also tried explaining to him that if he always told me the truth, even when it put him in a bad light, there would come a time when he told me something that I might be inclined to disbelieve, but knowing his history I would believe him. None of them worked. Sigh. It does drive you crazy (and as they become teenagers your intelligence (in their eyes) plummets dramatically) but whattaya goin ta do? Just gotta roll with it sometimes Red, just gotta roll with it.
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ReplyDeleteGlad your Aunt is doing better. My offer still stands for her, by the way.
Regarding mini Red and Devil Child... I am glad that you are open to her defending herself if she needss to. Sometimes the only thing that will deter a bully is a gallon-sized can of whoop ass.
GF
I love fucknut. It's the new "fuckwit".
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