Like the Brady Bunch. With adults. August 27, 2007 ~ 3:40 pm
Posted by Julie in : Daily Grind , trackbackSometimes I think my life is some bizarre “blended family” sitcom. Except unlike the TV shows where it’s the kids that are blended? In my life it’s the adults. I know my situation is abnormal. I’ve known that since I met most of Rick’s Ex’s family last Thanksgiving and ended up buying Terrible Towels for several of them. And last week? The Ex’s sister got married and Rick ended up staying at his ex-mother-in-law’s house for several days prior to the ceremony (in which both girls were bridesmaids, which is why he attended). But today takes the cake. Rick called me at work this afternoon to remind me that Wednesday is the Youngest’s twelfth birthday, and say that the Ex wanted to know if we wanted to go see Curtains with them to celebrate. I said sure, because I wanted to see the Youngest on her birthday and who am I to turn down a Broadway musical? Rick told me that the Ex was bringing her boyfriend as well. And that’s when I realized that this whole evening? Probably a 9 on the Weirdness Scale. At least.
The good news is that someday I will have plenty of material for a novel.
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Way too blended for my tastes. I’m not sure I would love socializing with the ex wife and her new beau along with my beau who used to be her her ex husband
On the other hand a free musical is a free musical!
Never say no to free.
And be sure you and she sit on opposite sides of the row!
I am so reading your novel.
Never a dull moment at your place is there?
Free night out is a free night out, however. Enjoy the show!
I SO understand the weirdness factor!! When my ex and his wife go anywhere with my son, it takes a least 10 min and a dozen weird looks for anyone to figure out what is going on!!
First the steelers kick some iggle ass and then this just throws my mind for a loop since I could not fathom it myself
Coincidentally, I’ve been making a documentary on the cats in our backyard, and . . . well . . . there are some similarities.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I actually feel privileged to be a part of a mixed-up family. Step-parents, step-priests (long story), crazy Korean in-laws. Ohhyeah! Agree that it teaches you to learn how to find your comfort even amidst chaos? Also, helpful when it comes to dealing with people and their alterior agendas, no?
Lisa~The two things that decided me: it being the Youngest’s birthday celebration and the musical being free.
Aimee~Exactly.
Grace~When I start writing it, I will let you be a beta reader.
Vince~Never. Even at its dullest, there is always something weird happening.
Grateful Mom~I think this is just a hazard of dating a divorced father. However, I know other people who do not have this level of bizarre.
Sparky~That was a kickass game, wasn’t it?
Adam~LMAO. Are you saying I’m catty?
Kendra~Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer?
novel…or lots of fodder for a therapist!