THE NETHERCOTTS

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The initiation process checklist

So my sister and I had a conversation on facebook about my recent endeavors in this city fo "Brotherly Love" and instead of relaying to everyone the same story, here it is: (It is written for her so just ignore whatever you don't understand or ask me to clarify which is good too) lol... yeah. No big deal though. Yelling fights are a regular sight in Philly. It just sounds crazy when you don't live here. He was the drunk. He backed into my car right in front of me and then told me it wasn't a big deal... Then told me it wasn't as bad as when we blocked his car in in the parking lot for 6 days when we first moved here... He keeps bringing this up and how Lance and I have questionable parenting ethics since we hold our children upside down. So I lost it on him. Talking to my neighbors, they were just waiting for it to happen. They thought I was being a push-over by not "standing up for myself" when we would say things like that to me. (because I was trying to keep the peace of course and just get him to stop talking to me) Anywho, he said that he isn't crazy because he remembers seeing our license plates and that it was definitely our car blocking him in.(which he brings up EVERYTIME he sees me! Just let it go!) (I mean seriously I don't bring up that I can literally smell the drugs that you are doing wafting from your freaking house!)So, I said that that wasn't true because we didn't even know there was a parking lot up there till we had lived here over a month. So of course he called me a liar and then brought up how we were bad parents. So... I started getting a little frustrated. And we started yelling at each other. Then I realized what I was doing and stopped yelling and let him finish whatever drunken tyrant he was on. He started walking toward me trying to be funny and said "So you wanna duke this out or something?" So I said "Yeah let me go get my 250 pound husband and he will show you how it is" We started yelling again and then He then finished with how we are bad parents so then I really lost it and said "NO THAT WAS ME WHO HELD OUR SON UPSIDE DOWN and I will do it again! And YOU walked toward ME and threatened to punch ME in the neck!" And then he backed down after that when he realized that it was me that he threatened and not Lance. I kept saying "Just stop and go inside your house, you don't know what you are talking about and I am sick of talking to you. You are done, go inside now John." And he replied with (in a whining voice non-the-less) "I don't wanna go inside" (this man is 47 years old) To finish, he tried to make nice and apologize and act sad that I don't like him. (which he does this EVERY time he sees me and then tries to make up for it by saying has anyone told you how hot you are?) So I am used to this now and I usually just play along to get him to go away quicker. But his time I didn't care and I just ignored him and then told him that his questions don't matter. He asked me what my kids names were (which he has done about 100 times) so I told him they were Lucy and Ben. So the rest of the night my neighbors called my kids Lucy and Ben because they thought that was hilarious. This all happened in front of 9 kids and 5 other adults. They just stood there and let it happen. I was talking to one of my friends and she said that she was actually waiting for me to choke up and give up on the fight and she was getting ready to finish it for me. Evidently my neighbors are "proud" of me now... I don't get it but whatever. I guess it is another one of those initiation things...

Friday, September 23, 2011

Devy Quote

After a day at the zoo my beautiful daughter exclaims: "Mom, I love alligators, I love to hug them and brush the blood out of their teeth." At least hygiene is important right?? lol