Author Archives: David's Father

hmmm Toby you smell bad

Kill germsToby is our Pomeranian.  David decided that since Toby hadn’t had a haircut and bath recently that he would deodorize him.  So he sprayed him with a Lysol type spray.

So far the dog hasn’t gotten sick. And he did get a bath and hair cut this past weekend.

We have explained before that he can’t spray the dogs with anything.  Last time he was home, he sprayed two of our dogs with bug spray.   No explanation as to why.

Frustrating.  And we do have locks on the cupboards.  They aren’t even challenging to him anymore, he is an amateur locksmith.

It’s your fault dad, you shouldn’t have bought me….

Turkey, Brie & Bacon Sandwich @ Crave Kitchen & Bar“It’s your fault dad, you shouldn’t have bought me a sandwich for lunch.  You should have asked me first, before you bought the sandwich.”

Never mind that he was excited about it when I gave it to him.  Never mind that he took all of the lettuce, the tomato and onion.

I had to run errands, or he could have just eaten at home.

How did I discover that he didn’t eat the sandwich?  He was supposed to eat it while I was in Menard’s.  When we got home, he went to get out, and he was sitting on the sandwich.

If he didn’t want it, he could have easily wrapped it back up in the plastic and put it in the bag.  Could have saved it for one of his brothers.  Instead, since he was sitting on it… it got thrown away.

The sandwich isn’t a big deal.  The lack of ownership when he does things he knows aren’t right, is.

And it is always the fault of another person.

The easy solution, is no more treats.  Dad shouldn’t be nice and buy treats.

I feel bad.

Right now.  this very instant, I feel bad.

Not sick, but upset with myself.

Why?

Because I am looking forward to tomorrow.

David goes with his mentor for 6 hours.

That doesn’t mean I won’t worry about what he is up to.  Rather it means that I will worry a bit less.

I just feel like I shouldn’t look forward to him being away from home.  Yet, in some ways, it is the highlight of our week.  No arguing.  No attitude.  No self-righteous indignation and blaming others for what he has done.  (at least until he gets home and blames the mentor for what ever he did.)

arguing with David reminds me of this scene in Rain Man.