I fell classic to one of those parental blunders Saturday and it really ticks me off. The wedding shower was great fun and the food was great but weddings make people nuts especially bridesmaids for some reason. After most of the people left I was talking with a dear friend in the backyard. Bridesmaids took it upon themselves to clean up, although I had said that I would take care of it (which is nice). Suddenly Bridesmaid #1 comes running out, "Karri, Bridesmaid #2 is in the house loudly popping all the balloons!"
I have these cats, they are lovely. But they were once homeless and tend to be sketchy around company. Popping balloons sounded like the kind of thing to freak them out, especially on top of a bunch of strangers being in the house for the last few hours. So I went storming in, and yes, loud popping noises were coming from my living room. "Hey, hey, hey Bridesmaid #2, please don't do that! It isn't good for the cats."
Of course, it turns out that BM #1 told BM #2 to pop the balloons. When BM #2 did it in a manner unpleasing to BM #1 she went running to Mommy. BM #2 also left the house shortly after, apparently with "hurt feelings." Now, I don't mind being the bad guy where applicable but this is a case of a few people who aren't working well together, taking it out on the messenger. I wonder if I had kids if I wouldn't have fallen so easily into the trap?
Posted by kerewin at May 21, 2006 12:00 AMJust a random thought...
if you had kids, and as sketchy around company as they would be, you indeed would have been the one popping the balloons around said kids... while laughing hysterically and flicking the lights off and on rapidly...