[VinniesMommy]

I need to vent about this...

My dad called me Thursday, around noon, needing a babysitter. My brother is 7. I was like "Sure, no problem... but why isn't he in school?" and my dad sad that he was "sick"... I told him that I didn't want to, because I didn't want the kids to get it. He said to me, and I QUOTE "Oh, don't be stupid! They won't catch it! You're being ridiculous! Besides, I think he is faking it anyway"... I finally gave in and went.

Saturday morning comes, CeJay is sick. Can't even keep water down. Finally gets better Monday morning.... Tuesday afternoon, Vinnie is sick... same thing, only seems worse. Then, at midnight, I wake up... SAME THING... and DH wakes up at 3am with it. So, now the whole house ((well, CeJay was feeling better at this point)) is sick.

I called my dad around noon yesterday. I told him that I was kinda mad because after he called me stupid and ridiculous, and now the whole house was sick! I told him that CeJay catches things really easy but he didn't listen. Then, I knew that he had a service job to go out on, and I live 2 SECONDS from the highway that he had to take... I was like "listen can you just do me a favor and drop off some water and soup or crackers or SOMETHING for us? Neither of us are in the shape to drive" and he flipped out! He was like "You didn't have to watch Danny ((my brother)) for me! Now you want me running all over for you! Forget it! Some of us have to work for a living!" and HUNG UP ON ME!!!

I was SOOOOOOOOOO mad!! I didn't ask him to stop his day! I know that he works!! I was just hoping that seeing as he was 2 SECONDS away, he could drop off some soup or ANYTHING! And I tried to tell him that I didn't want to watch my brother - he told me I was ridiculous!! I never ask my dad for anything! I never ask him to watch the kids, I never ask him to come here for any reason! Even if he would have said "Ya know, I really don't have the time, I'm sorry" FINE! Just don't yell at me and hang up on me!!!

Argh. I am just mad right now....

[MiaCamille]

man that sucks.. i hope you all feel better soon...

[2girls]

That is too bad. I would be mad too.
I hope you are all feeling better soon

[poliscmjr]

Maybe it was your dads time of the month!! I know it's not funny but I had to say it! I'm sorry your dad was so mean to you. I hope you feel better real soon, and you get this sickness out of your house real quick!

[MissyChrissy]

Um...as soon as he said you were stupid, I would have hung up on him. I don't babysit or do any favors for anyone who calls me stupid (or any other name). I don't care if it's Dad or God himself.

Don't do him any favors ever again. I doubt I'd even talk to someone like that. I'm not a believer in blood is thicker than water...I believe in respect is earned. If the person doesn't earn your respect, they don't need to be in your life. Period.

[QueenAngie]

(((Hugs)))

So sorry the whole housefull has come down with this nasty stuff.

Start spraying Lysol and disinfecting the bathroom good.

Take the handtowel out of the bathroom and replace it with paper towels.

Everybody wash their hands with running water & soap. Dry w/ the paper towels.

Keep drinking plenty of fluids - even Koolaid, popcycles, jello, broth.

I think it would be a long time until I babysat for them again.

(((Hugs)))

[VinniesMommy]

Thank you all...

It will be a LONG time until I do him a favor again. I just think that it's funny that I had to jump for him ((sure I'm a SAHM, but I still have things I have to do, just like anyone else)) but he couldn't do this for me.

We are finally all feeling better... thank god!! But that doesn't change the fact that HE is the reason we were all sick... Bah.

I have not talked to him since, and I don't plan on having a normal conversation until he apologizes... Not for not bringing me anything, just for being so mean.

Thanks for your support and thanks for letting me vent!

[pattiewrites]

I'm mad just reading your post. That was completely selfish of your dad! He can go out of his way to drop off his son, but not to help his sick daughter when he was the reason for the illness? Umm, I don't think so. I wouldn't help him for a long time and I'd tell him exactly why the next time he asked. I'm sorry you are going through this and hope you feel better soon. I wish you lived near me so I could bring you some soup!

[quagmire8]

sorry to hear about you guys being sick. alot of times it isnt WHAT people say but HOW they say it, and it sounds like your dad has yet to learn that. I agree with everybody else, it would be a loooooong time before i did him another favor.