No? Me either. But it's always something. 

This past week, it was SD13 texting DH asking for things. Even he got annoyed and mentioned how she never messages from Crazy's just to chat- it's always to ask for something. Horseback riding lessons (for the 50th time). Then she said her counselor heard of a group therapy session and the counselor and SD think it might be helpful. This therapy is from 8am-9am on weekdays, 40 mins away (each way). DH, me, and Crazy all work during the day, and SD has school. There is literally no way we could make this work without someone losing a job. But SD texts DH about it, and the counselor suggests it to a 13yr old without even consulting the parents to see if it's a feasible option, which is ridiculous to me. SD is already in counseling and they are working on getting her on meds. DH, myself, and 3 mental health professionals all agree SD isn't suicidal. We have done so much to get her help, but there are limits to what is possible just because SD wants to do things. 

Last Sunday, DH's aunt committed suicide, with her 25yr old daughter and husband in the house. She shot herself in the chest. It was so tragic, and she had never mentioned suicidal thoughts. Her younger daughter is absolutely crushed. Skids know about it, and although they were at Crazy's, SS16 said he wanted to go to the visitation. He didn't. He also knew the funeral was Sat, and called DH just as it was about to start. DH answered thinking maybe it was important, and SS launched into some spiel about how DH should buy the UFC fights for him. DH was irritated and said he was at the funeral and couldn't talk. I mean FFS. He's not even with us! SS has his own $, and if he would actually go to work when he's supposed to, he would have even more. I know kids are literally $ sponges, but they are always texting him asking for stuff, rather than asking the parent they're with. It's frustrating that they have decided DH should pay for everything. 

Then, Sat. was our 2 yr. anniversary. After the funeral we went out for a nice dinner and then axe-throwing. It was so fun! I went to bed shortly after we got home and DH stayed up a bit. He woke me up an hour later, all pissed off- he said SS had just called him (at 1am) saying SD had babysat for DH's sister and BIL, and the BIL gave SD a ride home and they were talking about abortion and transgender people, and BIL has an opposite view than SD (BIL is very religious). SD allegedly came home crying. SS told DH  "someone needs to talk to uncle (BIL)", and told DH how he made SD cry, etc, and really made it sound like BIL was horrible to SD. DH was all upset with BIL just based off this phone call from SS, and said he was going to "make things uncomfortable at Easter the next day". I said, I think you should calm down and give BIL a chance to explain, rather than take a second-hand account from SS as gospel. DH was tipsy and left BIL a voicemail saying they needed to talk. This is not the first time SS has complained about adults to DH, expecting DH to take his side (which DH does) even though I think SS is wrong. In the morning, DH had changed his tune and text with BIL, apologizing for the voicemail and saying he trusted him. BIL said he was just having a discussion with SD and he was sorry if it upset her and will refrain from those conversations in the future. DH told SS all of this and how it wasn't as big of an issue as SS made it out to be, and then SS said Crazy is the one who told him about what happened, and was complaining about BIL to SS. DH said, wait, so I was manipulated by your mom? She told you all of this and you called me? It made me mad all over again, because like always, DH is so quick to take SS's side, he didn't even wait for the whole story before going after BIL. And come to find out that Crazy was the cause of most of it! Because heaven forbid anyone disagree with SD and upset her! SD said she wasn't that upset, she just doesn't agree with her uncle. 

I told DH that SS thinks he can complain to DH about adults, and DH will just "handle it" for SS. And that's not OK, because SS isn't always right. DH disagreed a bit and then I rattled off the examples, plus how SS text DH last week to complain that I yelled at him for something he actually did (luckily DH had the sense not to try to yell at me for scolding SS). Maybe don't believe every word out of a 16 year old's mouth? SS lies quite a bit, DH just doesn't want to believe it. 

DH commented how he gets so stressed from the kids and crap they text him. Yep, same DH. Your kids are the most drama-filled kids I have ever encountered, and Crazy and DH just encourage it by coddling them and never holding them accountable (DH isn't as bad as Crazy, but he sure does his fair share, especially with SS). This was an already stressful wknd, and they just made it worse, and they weren't even with us until yesterday.  

I swear, F these kids.