That's all it took. Really, not even that long.
This was my weekend with Little Man and everything was great. Just a normal weekend but still great. He was in a good mood, no arguing, no fighting, just him being his sweet self. I woke him up this morning at 6:45am to get ready for school and he was great. Usually he is hard to wake up and sooooo slow getting ready. Not today. He got right up (in a good mood), got dressed and finished eating in record time. We actually left about 10 min ahead of time.
That's when the mood changed. As soon as we got in the car he was a completely different person. He wasn't mean, he was just pissy. I asked what was wrong and got the normal "nothin" answer. Then I remembered last Thursday morning. He was all fine at home and as soon as he got in the car with my mom, pissy. So, I started digging. It actually didn't require much digging.
I asked if something was going on at school and he said no so I asked what was wrong because I KNEW something was. Then he spilled it.
He said, "I just don't want to go over there!". I was a little stunned and asked where but I already knew the answer. He answered very upset, "EMILY'S HOUSE!" (That is his step-mom.) I was shocked because his dad just got back home so I thought he would still he excited about that. Then he said, "I just didn't know it was going to be like this." All I said was "I'm sorry".
I knew it wouldn't be all fun and games like I think he thought it would be but I didn't expect this reaction. I warned him back in June that it took a lot of money and lawyers (and stress!) to get the custody switched and to make sure he was doing what he thought was best for him and that he couldn't keep switching back and forth. He still said that was what he wanted and now I am thinking he is regretting it.
The even sadder part is, last week his dad didn't work so he was with Little Man the whole time but he starts back today. That means that Emily will be the one picking Little Man up from school and his dad wont be home until about 6:30. I bet he is going to be so happy once Wednesday rolls around and he can come back home for the night.
It broke my heart seeing him like that.
Passing The Baton
2 years ago
7 comments:
Praying for you & Little Man. XOXO
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Oh, I'm so sorry Little Man has to go through this ( and you to). Hopefully it's just an adjustment period right now and they will settle in to a better routine. Emily is kind of a crab (so I've heard) and it is probably gonna take her a while to get into the "nice fake stepmother" mode again!
He knows you are there for him whenever he needs you!
That is too bad...hopefully it will get better for him after the adjustment time. Can't be fun for you to see him unhappy though.
Will keep you all in my prayers April!
Oh poor Little Man. I hope it gets smoother with time.
I bet that does suck.
Sigh
Oh April. I'm so sorry. I know it is hard. We're still going through the same kind of situation with my son. It's tough and heartbreaking at times. I'll be keeping you and Little Man in my thoughts.
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