Expectations

So my mini-me came home with a permission form to attend a "tween" dance that his father had filled out and signed off on.

Not a big deal...usually!

The dance is this Friday, on my weekend with the boy. i don't have an issue taking him, in fact i think that it'll be a good opportunity for him to hone his socialization skills, (his father could take a lesson or twenty) but the expectation is that i will, without question, just because he signed him up for it.

There is a slight cost, $4 to get in and whatever it costs for refreshments - again, not a big deal...but - if he's going to sign him up, then HE should pay for it!

Ya right!

There was also "discussion" about school pictures and book orders from Scholastic. i asked the sperm donor for some money to help pay for these items, (given that he'll be getting some of the pictures to distribute to his family IF he pays up) and got the usual response..."well, get me receipts" - problem is, i don't get receipts and i'll be damned if i'll pay the bank for the cancelled cheques to be returned to me just to satisfy him! And he knows it too...it's the one loophole he can use to get out of paying his share of expenses incurred.

*sigh*

It's an ongoing battle...he knows how to push my buttons and does so with regularity - he needs to get a life of his own and get his entertainment elsewhere.