Wednesday, May 31, 2017

End of the month already? Somebody's been slacking!

So, what did we do this month? Matthew went in for dental work. We had to take him into the children's hospital and have him put under. He had a partial root canal, 8 fillings, and 4 caps. I can only imagine how much that's going to cost, because our overly fabulous dental insurance only covers up to $1k worth of work. When we went into the hospital, we had already paid the doctor's fee, because we knew the insurance wouldn't cover that, and we thought there would be about $1k of work done. All we knew was that he'd be getting fillings. It was when they actually got him back there and under anesthesia that they discovered how bad his teeth really were. So I'm glad it's done, and he loves the silver on his teeth (he calls them his "shiny teeth"), but yes, I am overly concerned about the money aspect of it.

Nick went back to work after a week. He's still in pain. Tonight is especially bad, which puts him into a mood that's really hard to deal with. The doctor told him it would be awhile until he's out of pain. What is "awhile"? I feel like I need a timeline, because I've been living with this crap for an awful long time. And I'm not trying to make it about me, but when you're living with a man with an incredible temper, you get tired of walking on egg shells.

Bryan is talking about moving out. He actually filled out an application for an apartment the other day. I cannot encourage this enough. He really needs to be out on his own and discover how people really live. He can pay rent and bills here, but it's nothing like it really is out in the world. And I swear, he's determined to blow up his car. He's going to be sad when that car dies and there's not another one just automatically waiting to replace it. He's going to have to buy his own.

Tea gets yelled at so much by her dad now that she asked me why he doesn't like her. It's a hard concept for her to grasp that he just doesn't like her behavior and attitudes. But for a 14-year-old, it really doesn't make much difference, does it?