From best parents to worst parents in the space of an hour.
The kid has the quickest turnaround I have ever seen in opinions. Then again she is a teenager and they are quite fickle. Basically, she has today off. She had briefly mentioned to Mammy2 that she was wanted to go to Cavan for the day to spend the day with the new man. We have a rule about hanging out during the week as she has school and study,which currently sounds like a foreign word to her. Monday to Friday, she doesn’t ‘hang’ with mates. She comes home and she studies or does her homework or whatever. Lately, we’ve been quite relaxed with her but I am aware the exams are around the corner and she needs to start doing some work. She’s an intelligent girl and I would hate to see her throw away her chances at college because she couldn’t be bothered applying herself.
Mammy2 had said that maybe she could go, maybe to the kid means yes. When it got to me, I had to say no. She is starting Maths grinds this evening and as she failed it in the Mocks, she’s going to have to start doing some work on it. Maths on Wedensday and French on Thursday will hopefully get her the pass in those 2 subjects where she was struggling. I was all prepared for the conversation when I got home except there was no sign of her. Mammy2 was in bed. I took it as an oppurtinity to enjoy the rare silence in the place. Eventually, I got hungry and decided to cook dinner. This involved waking Mammy2. Still no sign of the teenager.
Apparently, she had gone to meet the mate K and as far as Mammy2 knew, she was coming back straight away. After dinner and falling asleep on the couch, I decided to go to bed. And left Mammy2 to the tornado that the kid was. I did say she could call me, but apprently she was feeling brave. The kid arrives in 10 minutes before curfew. Cheeky fecker. Mammy2 tells her what the story is. She has a fit. But you SAID and I CAN’T back out now I’ve TOLD him..Or words to that affect. We are the WORST parents ever. Or something. I don’t think Mammy2 cared at that stage. She ran for the safe space that is our bedroom and removed all body armour. As I left for work this morning, the teenager was sleeping like an angel. I’ll buy a blue hat on the way home and prepare for war. I know she’ll thank us in the long run. She will thank us right?
