It’s Settled…

My mom finally said at about 6:30 or so that she didn’t really want Jason to go up to North Dakota with them. Now, I don’t agree with part of her reason – she is worried about what people will think if he acts up, one aunt & uncle in particular because they made a comment on his behavior when we were there in July. Want to know my opinion on this? “BITE ME”. He’s nine. If he isn’t a saint, too bad. He can be a bit rambunctious at times, but he’s NINE! He was bad about listening when you would tell him to do something this summer – matter of fact, it was driving me crazy. He has been better lately, thank goodness. So I don’t think she shouldn’t take him just to make them happy. On the other hand, I want *her* to be happy and keep things as low key and calm for her as possible. Obviously, if Jason isn’t going I am not going. I was thinking about it this evening though, and I feel some closure already – I guess because when I left there on July 10 I thought of it as our last goodbye. And sad as this is, I know there will be problems among the siblings, and I don’t want to deal with it. I think my dad still wants Jason to go, but for now he is staying home and so am I. I will still probably have to do some work from home if the boss says ok, but otherwise we should be ok. I am doing a lot better tonight than I was last night. Thank you again for your well wishes.