Imagine that. The only game that Bm is responsible for getting ss to this week and there are problems.

We didn't get a call from ss to ask us to pick him up or to tell us that he wasn't able to go to his game so we assumed that he would be there. I had sent all of his gear with him to school. Everything down to and including a bottle of water. All they had to do was have him put on his uniform and get him to school before 5pm for the game. NOT!

We got to the game between 4:50pm and 4:55pm. I looked around the parking lot and saw no vehicle that would have brought ss. I was slightly concerned but thought, maybe someone dropped him off. So, we went into the gym and started looking around. Ss's team was already warming up and there was no sign of ss. Dh and I went to find a seat up at the top of the bleachers. There are windows there that look out over the parking lot. This view gave me the opportunity to watch for ss. The clock was ticking down to the start of the game. When there was 2 min. left I asked Dh if he thought he should call Bm's house. He thought he should and went to a quieter place to call. No answer. So, Dh had to call Bm at work. She answered and said that her ex boyfriend should have already been there with ss. She also threw it out that ss told her it was only basketball practice, which I don't believe. As Dh is talking to Bm, the buzzer went off signaling the start of the game. Still no ss. Then I looked out the window and I saw Bm's ex boyfriend pulling up to the door and letting ss out. I also notice that ss was still in street clothes and not his uniform!!What!!! Ex boyfriend left and ss came into the gym where he ran directly into Dh. Dh asked ss why he was so late and ss said that Bm's ex was playing a video game and lost track of the time! So the game is already started and ss had to go to the bathroom to change into his uniform. In his haste, he didn't put on the strap for his glasses. Well, you can guess what happened next. When ss finally got put into the game his glasses got knocked off of his face, hit the floor and the lens came out. He had to be taken out of the game to fix it. Dh went over to the bench to check the glasses and tell ss to always put on the strap to the glasses.

The game went on and ss's team was winning. However, it was getting close to being over and no one had shown up to pick up ss. Of course we were there so he wasn't alone but he wasn't supposed to go with us. I looked out of the window with about 1 min. left of the game and I saw Bm pulling up. She had evidently went to pick up her 3 year old first and by the time she got her out of the car and started towards the gym door the game ended. She saw none of it!

Ss came up to us immediately after the game ended and was talking about the basket he had scored and we were telling him that we saw it and it was good. Dh then told him to go get changed back into his street clothes because his mom was there to pick him up. Ss went back down the bleachers and Bm came over to him. I could read her lips as she asked him if he was ready to go. He said that he had to go change first and she had the nerve to get this disgusted look on her face!!!! Can you believe that one???!!!! I have been busting my butt to make sure ss has what he needed and got to all of his games on time all week and she is disgusted because she has to wait for 15 min. for him to change!!!Grrrrrr!!

Needless to say we told ss goodbye and walked right passed Bm and didn't say anything to her.

I just wish that ss wouldn't sink to their level of responsibility when he gets to Bm's house. It's like their house is in a giant bubble and when ss gets there he doesn't think about anything on the outside of the bubble. I'm not sure how to fix that.

Dawn