Well, Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and not without leaving me thoroughly exhausted! While Saturday was let's lay low and sleep all day (yup I'm in that I could sleep all day phase of pregnancy) Sunday was one hell of a tiring day.
This was not our weekend with the children however we decided to take the 2 oldest M&D to Six Flags and allowed the to each take a friend. (please remind me that 13 year old girls, in multiples annoy the crap out of me!)
So it's 9:00 in the morning and my son's friend L is dropped off at our house. D isn't here yet but that's okay, L is a good kid. He drops his things in D's room and helps me lock up the dogs. My husband, L and I jump in the car and head out to pick up the girls, then head home to meet D who was dropped off at my house just a couple minutes before we got there. At this point things are good with the exception on the girls non stop chatter, giggles and singing every song on the radio. But I can deal with that.
We get home, the kids help us a little and we head out to Six Flags. On the way we stop to get the kids some lunch and venture off.
We arrive at Six Flags, everyone has to use the restroom, so we head over. Everyone is done except the girls.. they take about 5 minutes longer than the rest of us. And we head in. I was going to get the kids a fast pass for 4 but when we asked if all four of them were going to hang together the girls IMMEDIATELY reply "UM NO!" so they didn't get the fast past. Funny part here.. is that they wouldn't leave the boys alone the whole time and followed them around. Ha Ha Ha.
My husband and I hang out in the water-park until dinner time meet back up with the kids, change and head to the park to get dinner. As we are walking through the park, M's friend keeps going "UM, there's a place to eat right there.... UM why do we keep walking by places to eat? UM what's wrong with that place!" It was everything I had in me to not say "UM... shut the hell up and follow us.." but I kept my mouth shut like a good girl.
We get to the place we are eating, M tells me that her and her friend would like chicken fingers, the boys tell me what they want and I hear M's friend say "Why are WE getting chicken fingers when the boys are getting REAL FOOD???" - the real food she was referring to was burgers... hmmmm... and no one told her she had to get chicken fingers but at this point, I pretended not to hear her and got her chicken fingers. We leave, L says thank you - girl says NOTHING.
We get in line for a roller-coaster - while in line, I look over and M's friend is reaching out trying to touch this random woman's purse!!!!! I had to scold her and tell her not to. Her response was "Why? I just wanted to see if it was soft!" Okay - tell that to the lady who may just turn around and smack you when you touch it!
We get off the roller-coaster and go our separate ways again..
We meet up when it's time to leave and go home... put on a movie for the kids and go to bed..
The next day I take the girls and my 3 children to a parade.. where M's friend complains the whole time about how hot it is.
Later in the day, it's time to drive M's friend home. Before we head there we stop on Dunkin' Donuts and get them all ice drinks. Bring her to her grandmothers house, she gets out of the car says bye and that's it.
The whole time this girl never said Thank you Once! I was appalled. She acted very immature but pretended she knew everything.. and we didn't get ONE thank you! Not for taking her to Six Flags, not for buying her lunch, dinner, feeding her breakfast, taking her to the parade or getting her Dunkin' Donuts. And I blame this girl's parents for not teaching her any manners.
Parents, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - teach your children manners and respect for adults. I almost feel bad for this girl because after this experience, I will not invite her anywhere ever again.
