Another Reason To Live Somewhere Else
Sometimes I hate this town.
Gabe and I were riding bikes to his school again this morning. Should have been fun. So we wait to cross the big street where the crossing guard is, and when the signal says go we start across. Some old bat in a Buick Century (seems to be a favorite car of the retirement-age-but-not-yet-senile set) drives into the intersection, slowly, to make a left turn. Now, if she was going fast and came to halt I would give her the benefit of the doubt and say she saw us and was being cautious. But no! She keeps coasting forward. This freaks Gabe out and makes me mad. I throw her my nastiest "eat shit" look and she mouths something back at me, and then as soon as she can clear us, guns it. Bitch. What, she had to get to Kmart faster?
I'm going to be very protective of my son on his bike. He's only 7! And we were in the crosswalk at the right time. Argh!
And then, when we arrive at the schoolyard a few minutes later, Hayley (the "girlfriend") yells over, "Hey, Gabe, Riley says you're stupid!" I give Riley the same look. He looks down at his shoes. Riley is one of the kids in the neighborhood who likes Gabe when they can't find anyone else to play with, and then ignores or mistreats him when they can. Riley can be sweet and polite when he's on his own, but when he has an audience he always turns on Gabe. And Gabe just seems to forgive and forget, day after day. Riley's parents are going through a bitter divorce. I guess the dad just wanted someone other than his hotty wife to warm his toes at night. Who knows? All the people in this town are related.
Sometimes I hate this town.
Gabe and I were riding bikes to his school again this morning. Should have been fun. So we wait to cross the big street where the crossing guard is, and when the signal says go we start across. Some old bat in a Buick Century (seems to be a favorite car of the retirement-age-but-not-yet-senile set) drives into the intersection, slowly, to make a left turn. Now, if she was going fast and came to halt I would give her the benefit of the doubt and say she saw us and was being cautious. But no! She keeps coasting forward. This freaks Gabe out and makes me mad. I throw her my nastiest "eat shit" look and she mouths something back at me, and then as soon as she can clear us, guns it. Bitch. What, she had to get to Kmart faster?
I'm going to be very protective of my son on his bike. He's only 7! And we were in the crosswalk at the right time. Argh!
And then, when we arrive at the schoolyard a few minutes later, Hayley (the "girlfriend") yells over, "Hey, Gabe, Riley says you're stupid!" I give Riley the same look. He looks down at his shoes. Riley is one of the kids in the neighborhood who likes Gabe when they can't find anyone else to play with, and then ignores or mistreats him when they can. Riley can be sweet and polite when he's on his own, but when he has an audience he always turns on Gabe. And Gabe just seems to forgive and forget, day after day. Riley's parents are going through a bitter divorce. I guess the dad just wanted someone other than his hotty wife to warm his toes at night. Who knows? All the people in this town are related.
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