I really hate to say this but once again Bm is making ss's basketball unenjoyable and I am glad that tonight is the last game. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy going to ss's games but she just makes it hard.

It is once again Thur. and the night that ss goes to Bm's house. Since last Thur. ss was late for his game, I suggested to him this morning that he just ask Bm if he could stay after school and watch the game that is right before his game. Then he would already be there and have plenty of time to get ready for his game. However, before ss has a chance to call Bm this morning she called here. I told ss oh good, now you can ask her if you can stay after school. So, ss answered the phone and TRIED to ask Bm if he could stay at school but she blew him off and wanted to talk to Dh. I told ss to try and ask her again and she still wouldn't listen to him. Ss handed the phone to Dh and sulked away to the bathroom to brush his teeth. I followed him and he told me that that is how his mom always treats him. She never listens to him and treats him like he is 5. I told him that he needed a hug and gave him one to try and cheer him up.

When Dh was finished talking to Bm he told me that she was calling to tell him that ss would again be late to his basketball game because her ex boyfriend had to pick up their 3 yr old and take her somewhere instead of getting ss to his game on time. Of course, Bm would still be at work because she couldn't be inconvenienced. Why is ss always on the back burner, is my question?? So after talking to Dh, Bm decided that it would be ok for ss to stay after school instead of being late. Dh told her that that was what ss was TRYING to ask her but she wouldn't let him. She had to make him feel unimportant to the situation when he is old enough to talk to her about those kind of things.

In the end, it is working out. I told ss that we thought up a good idea and helped his mom since she didn't think of it and he said no it was really just a common sense thing. Which tells me that he really is starting to see that she is lacking in that department. So I sent some money with him for pizza and soda at the game and I told him that I would be there 10 or 15 min. before his game starts. Dh will be a little late since he has a midterm today at school. Ss is happy that he will get to hang out with the other boys at school plus he said that he would rather be with anybody BUT Bm's ex boyfriend!! Not Good!!

Dawn