My Father Has Officially Lost His Mind
*sigh*
So, I get a call from my dad when Mike and I were getting back from watching Harry Potter 4 (which, btw, kicked ass). And, he just called me to tell me that he wasn't going to Thanksgiving at my Grandma's house. And, here is his reasoning...
He "mentors" kids at the Marsh Foundation...which, basically is a place where kids are sent when they're super crazy. Like, not mentally crazy...but, physically violent, rapists, etc. And, *after* he told this kid that he can come, he called grandma to see if it's alright. Grandma told him no because some people in the family do not want people from the Marsh Foundation around their kids. So, instead of backing out of his plans with this kid, or even to do *both* events, he told Grandma today that he wasn't going to go because he had previous plans with this kid. And that, he felt that since Cory (my cousin) brought some of his friends several years ago and that they were druggies, etc, that he should be allowed to as well.
Hot, I tell you. Just hot.
First thought...why the fuck can't you go to grandma's, make an appearance, and then leave to do your thing with the damned kid.
Second thought...those "druggies" weren't convicted crazy kids that sexually molested people and were violent to other kids. And, since dad won't/can't tell anyone what the kids do, the parents of small, impressionable kids can't be on the lookup for such things. I mean, it's a family gathering where kids are running around, etc, and you don't have 24/7 lookout on some of the kids.
Third thought...Dad would always bitch when people would bring friends to family outings because "they weren't family." So, why the fuck would this be different. Personally, I feel along the same lines that friends shouldn't come to outings except if the friend doesn't have any family and want to attend Thanksgiving or something like that. Or, with Narelle, she was there with me because she was staying with me for a few weeks. That I can understand. But, to basically push this kid on our family is really disgusting. I'm actually really fucking sick of it.
So, I think that Travis, Jess, and I are going to have an intervention. It'll be hot I do believe. Travis is prolly gonna set something up next week so that we can go out to eat with mom and dad (not Brandi) and discuss what dad is doing and so that, at the very least, he can see why the people feel the way that they do. Because, personally, I know that dad feels that he's doing the right thing to do. But, you know what, you don't forsake family, ever. To blow them off for a kid that could have raped and murdered someone...that really says a lot about your priorities, and it just pisses me off.
I just wanna scream right now he has me so rilled up. It's so illogical and freaking retarded. Sometimes I just feel that he needs slapped across the face and be shown that maybe there's another viewpoint of reality and other people's feelings before he goes off and does shit like this.
Well, at leat tomorrow at grandma's won't be boring...I'm sure there will be a lot of gossip to go around!
