Saturday, December 10, 2011
Douglas is a Dick
Douglas is being a real dick. He's trying to scare me by saying that he's going to put Spane into foster care. That's his solution to not having to pay child support. Well, at least Spane has now seen what a true prick his father is. I think my next step might be a restraining order. That'll fix him!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Dinner with Douglas
Douglas told me that he would match me half way if I could come up with half of the money for the power bill. Yesterday, I just paid it. Of course, now I have no rent money.
Douglas called and said that he and Pauly wanted to take Spane to dinner at Elaina's. I found it interesting that he didn't bother to ask me how he could be talking to me on the phone, considering my phone requires an Internet connection.
When we got to Elaina's Douglas finally asked me about the electricity situation. I think he figured that if I had turned it on, he wouldn't have to give me any money. He said that since I had already paid it, he had no intention of giving me any money at all. Then he said he was happy that we would get evicted.
Spane started looking upset, and I tried to reassure him. I told him that even if we had to more, it would still be okay, he'd probably go to a new school, and make new friends. I was trying to put a positive drape over a potential disaster.
Spane got more upset, and went under the table. That's what children so when they want to get away from unpleasant situations. Pauly and Douglas kept telling him to sit back at the table, and said to leave Spane alone and let him deal with his emotions in his own way. Finally, when Pauly threatened to leave, Spane got up and sat down.
When the food came, even though Spane was hungry, he picked at his food. He loves Elaina's chicken kabob, and he was just picking at it. I could tell that he was upset, and then Douglas looks at him and asks:
"So what size tent do you want? You're going to be homeless. I'm going to make sure you are taken away from your mother and put into foster care."
That sent Spane over the edge. I don't blame him, it sent me over the edge, too. I took Spane's hand and told Pauly and Douglas that I was going to take him outside because he wasn't behaving right.
Of course, when we got outside, I hugged Spane and said he didn't do anything wrong, that I just had needed an excuse to get him out of there. Spane was beside himself, crying and yelling that he hated his father, and never wanted to see him again. I was tempted to take Spane home, but I knew if I did that I would never see money from Douglas, and I needed it to pay rent.
They finally came out, we got in the car, and drove back to our house silently. When we got back to the house, Pauly whispered to me that Douglas had the money with him - I knew he did. I said to Douglas:
"I've known you for 12 years, and in all that time you have never reneged on a promise. You told me that you would meet me half way, are you now going to break your promise?"
Reluctantly, he handed me the money, then screamed that he would never see us again.
As Spane and I walked into the house, I said to myself, "On the contrary, you will be seeing me in court!"
Douglas called and said that he and Pauly wanted to take Spane to dinner at Elaina's. I found it interesting that he didn't bother to ask me how he could be talking to me on the phone, considering my phone requires an Internet connection.
When we got to Elaina's Douglas finally asked me about the electricity situation. I think he figured that if I had turned it on, he wouldn't have to give me any money. He said that since I had already paid it, he had no intention of giving me any money at all. Then he said he was happy that we would get evicted.
Spane started looking upset, and I tried to reassure him. I told him that even if we had to more, it would still be okay, he'd probably go to a new school, and make new friends. I was trying to put a positive drape over a potential disaster.
Spane got more upset, and went under the table. That's what children so when they want to get away from unpleasant situations. Pauly and Douglas kept telling him to sit back at the table, and said to leave Spane alone and let him deal with his emotions in his own way. Finally, when Pauly threatened to leave, Spane got up and sat down.
When the food came, even though Spane was hungry, he picked at his food. He loves Elaina's chicken kabob, and he was just picking at it. I could tell that he was upset, and then Douglas looks at him and asks:
"So what size tent do you want? You're going to be homeless. I'm going to make sure you are taken away from your mother and put into foster care."
That sent Spane over the edge. I don't blame him, it sent me over the edge, too. I took Spane's hand and told Pauly and Douglas that I was going to take him outside because he wasn't behaving right.
Of course, when we got outside, I hugged Spane and said he didn't do anything wrong, that I just had needed an excuse to get him out of there. Spane was beside himself, crying and yelling that he hated his father, and never wanted to see him again. I was tempted to take Spane home, but I knew if I did that I would never see money from Douglas, and I needed it to pay rent.
They finally came out, we got in the car, and drove back to our house silently. When we got back to the house, Pauly whispered to me that Douglas had the money with him - I knew he did. I said to Douglas:
"I've known you for 12 years, and in all that time you have never reneged on a promise. You told me that you would meet me half way, are you now going to break your promise?"
Reluctantly, he handed me the money, then screamed that he would never see us again.
As Spane and I walked into the house, I said to myself, "On the contrary, you will be seeing me in court!"
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