bk came yesterday to pick up the kids at 11.20 (20 minutes late). parker didn't want to go but i helped her into her carseat. she cried, but wasn't hysterical so i sent them on their way. he gave me to "ok" sign as they drove away. about 15 minutes later i got a call saying that the kids were "having a hard time" and he didn't know what to do. i was on my way up to my grandparents house to pick up my car so i told him i'd call him on my way back.
at my request, i wound up meeting them at a sandwich place (as opposed to home) about an hour later. the kids hadn't been fed anything other than jamba juice (again, what's with that?). he bought me a sandwich and the kids a half sandwich and cup of soup. it was the first time i'd seen him interact with them in several months. it was awkward at best. he deals with them like he did when he left, like they are 2.5 and 6 months. he's very fussy about things (letting them feed themselves, accidentally spilled water, p getting down on the ground to pick something up). he was always the more laid back one and it made me sad to see him so uptight about normal kid stuff.
he stayed with us while we ate (though he didn't partake) but he was gone by 1.30 (supposed to keep them until 4) after handing off two eye-witness books to parker (which i can only assume were her easter presents) and nothing for lorenzo...
the upside of all this was that the kids got to come with me to see d2 play his first soccer game. i'm officially a weekend-bonus-soccer-mom. :D it was thrilling to cheer for him and his team with d and d2's mom (a). i hadn't seen a since high school and she was very friendly and non-threatening with me, which i totally appreciated. i think this is how it is supposed to be.
at my request, i wound up meeting them at a sandwich place (as opposed to home) about an hour later. the kids hadn't been fed anything other than jamba juice (again, what's with that?). he bought me a sandwich and the kids a half sandwich and cup of soup. it was the first time i'd seen him interact with them in several months. it was awkward at best. he deals with them like he did when he left, like they are 2.5 and 6 months. he's very fussy about things (letting them feed themselves, accidentally spilled water, p getting down on the ground to pick something up). he was always the more laid back one and it made me sad to see him so uptight about normal kid stuff.
he stayed with us while we ate (though he didn't partake) but he was gone by 1.30 (supposed to keep them until 4) after handing off two eye-witness books to parker (which i can only assume were her easter presents) and nothing for lorenzo...
the upside of all this was that the kids got to come with me to see d2 play his first soccer game. i'm officially a weekend-bonus-soccer-mom. :D it was thrilling to cheer for him and his team with d and d2's mom (a). i hadn't seen a since high school and she was very friendly and non-threatening with me, which i totally appreciated. i think this is how it is supposed to be.