Thank you Sad! I am staying away from that slot life and I mean it this time!
The musical theater group did a great job. My son had two solos. He sang a duet from Phantom of the Opera. He really was the star of the show.
So….after a grand performance the group apparently goes out to celebrate at Chili’s. This is a tradition. Our son is new to the class and did not know about the tradition. He told us after the show. We did not have any money! We had to tell him no. I was mortified. He was devastated. He nearly cried. His Dad looking at him, telling him, we just didn’t have it. It couldn’t be worked out. (He only needed about $14!! Arrrgggh!
We get paid tomorrow and with all the financial troubles I planned to the penny. There was nothing we could do. This is the direct result of gambling. We may not have stolen anything , but this is what really makes me mad at myself. This was important to him. I am a little over a month without that stupidity and it is effecting us still.
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He must be ok now, I hear him in the other room singing. Maybe he will forget about it. I hope I don’t. I hope I remember this when next year or next month hopefully, things aren’t so tight and that old horrid little demon starts saying things are better, things aren’t that bad now… I want to remember hurting my kid this way. The star of the show, getting calls from his friends. Where are you? Are you coming? No..no my parents said I can’t. I have to go home:(