It's Tuesday, that means the Duke will go back to work. It is hard to have him around the house, yesterday he gave me the silent treatment(after
he woke up at noon!)�except for once he said something to me that I don't remember right now, it wasn't a bad thing so I thought�maybe he was starting to get over himself!
We are expecting him to contact that school today, we've been waiting for him to enroll in it�for the last month. I don't get what his
procrastination is all about. Why not get the ball rolling? The sooner he meets his goals the sooner he can get on with his life and be happy. Makes sense to us.
We're sick of having talks with him, they're useless. He sits there and agrees with us until we're done talking and then he does nothing! It's
maddening! I lost it last Friday when I saw his car across town when he was supposedly at work. We called him, of course he doesn't answer right away(damn caller ID)�but then calls back. Dad
picked up cause I was driving, he just asked him where he was and D says, "Why?" well, doesn't that just tell you it all right there? If he's going to ask why I believe that was a stall tactic
while he figures out whether to lie or not.
Well he tells us that he was sick at work and needed to leave. Obviously not so sick as to need to come home tho. I pulled over and got on the
line, I told him that I thought that by not coming home and choosing to hang out at his friend's house�it's the same as�lying because if we didn't randomly spot his car we wouldn't have known
and we believe he wouldn't have told us. This is not going to fly with us. We are in a time of desparation - he needs this job in the worst way and especially needs all the money he can get.
Take a day off when it's not absolutely necessary(like you need to go to the hospital), you miss out on the pay, you come up short between paychecks, you're puttin your hand out to
US!!
There lies the rub. For anyone reading this, that's an expression for: there is the problem. OUR Problem: we are his parents, we agreed to help
him by paying all his bills till he gets through the school, which btw�we don't seem to be able to make�him start! The bills are steep and requiring a sacrifice from us. We are sacrificing
while he's running around. What's wrong with this picture?? I keep thinking that we need to consult with a specialest, someone who can�tell us�if we're doing the right thing, are we
jeopordizing our own security, are we helping him in the best way for his betterment?
Sigh.....anyway, I ended up yelling at him on the phone that day and saying, "There's a thin line between you and the road!" I feel sorry to
have had to say that but then I�think I'm justified because we have an agreement and he has to be responsible, he must not loose this job. It's a wonderful opportunity and I hope he sees
that.
For the Duke to sneak a day off is showing lack of responsibility and disregard for the opportunity he's been given and disrespect for the
sacrifices we're making for him to start over. I thought I was disappointed when he got fired from the last great job but we're sinkin to lower lows now.
Before I write him off completely let's see what today brings. Like the quote for today tells us, our love can find the imperfect person
perfect.
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