Hmmm
i had no idea what to title this, but i just had to write about this.
ok looooooong story extreeeeeemely short: i got accepted into private art school. moved here a week before well a little less than that class started. was supposed to move into my sister's place with my niece, but was TOLD i'm moving into her boyfriend's place with them. i'm here, now have to take stuff BACK to the folks' place amidst a bunch of bullshit. now my dilemma:
nothing was discussed with me regarding payment/rent/chores/schedules, nothing.
i'm not broaching the subject first.
i do take it upon myself to clean up after my sister, her boyfriend and my niece as well as myself. i take her dog out with mine because no one is home for over 9 hours and i am after class, although i don't feed it or take it out to parks. now granted i am unsure of what my *payment* is, like rent money or whatnot. he hasn't said diddly. and god knows what my sister's said about my attitude/temperament. but tonite i get asked.....
if i want to babysit my niece and his two boys. from 6-10 on saturday night for some anniversary party he apparently has to go to.
granted i've only met one kid.
he gets his kids every other weekend.
i suppose it isn't a bad arrangement.
perhaps i'm wrong in thinking that if you only have them every other weekend, you wouldn't want to pawn them off.
i'm trying not to be too rash here. i have no idea why i have such an attitude. maybe because this whole thing started with me being TOLD without even including me in a discussion that i was moving in here.........
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Congrats on the art school acceptance-very cool ! I hope it all works out well.
Now the living arrangements....
I guess I would do my fair share-like contribute to the rent, utilities etc, since you can't afford to live on your own I'm sure they understand. Very nice of them to let ya stay there while you're going to school. The walking the dogs? I myself would walk their dog and take it to the park etc because well, they're letting you have your dog in their house and it would just be nice if ya did that for them since you are going to the park. And I'm sure the dog would appreciate it-not like the dog did anything to ya.
Watching the kids? Hmm maybe this one time since they have a party to go to, but I'd let them know I wasn't a permanent babysitter for them.
But that's just what I'd do. Don't let people walk over ya-even if it is family, but if they're nice enough to let ya live in their/his house-I'd do what I could to make everything liveable and smooth.
I agree with Kimmy, pretty much. One thing though...this all needs bringing out in the open. There's too much stuff going on not to sit down and have a proper chat about it all, then you'll all know where you stand.
(That doesn't apply to how he manages his time with the children, though. I'd keep well away from that one if I were you.)
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