sorry, I just need to rant for a bit. I am about ready to smack my father upside the head so hard he sees stars. My mom had foot surgery yesterday, for a bone spur. Surgery went great. But my dad is being a self absorbed jerk. I took yesterday off of work because I know he wouldn’t do jack shit to help her. She’s on full bed rest for the rest of the week, so she needs help with meals, water, meds, etc. Below is the list of selfish shit my dad pulled.
1. Instead of going straight to the pharmacy to get her pain meds, so she could keep on top of the pain, he dicked around at home. Then, finally left, and wasted over a half hour at the store instead of picking up the meds and coming right back home. The doc was clear, stay on top of the pain. If you wait until you start to feel pain, it’s too late for the meds and the cycle will be off. My mom was visibly starting to feel pain when my dad finally went to get the meds, then he wasted over a half hour. A half hour plus of leaving my mom in pain, without meds.
2. My mom asked for about 3 things from the store, right when they got home. 2 things her doc recommended to help with post-anesthesia symptoms and pudding, because she was craving it. Mind you, my mom NEVER asks for anything like that, so it was so rare that she’d even ask. What time does my dad go to the store? 11pm. She couldn’t have her pudding, didn’t have the 2 things her doc recommended. And on top of that?? MY DAD DIDN’T BRING HOME THE 2 THINGS FROM THE STORE. Got everything else on the list, except for those 2 things and the 1 thing I asked for.
3. I’m working in the office today and I have a meeting in the evening, won’t be home until 8:30pm at the earliest. I reminded my dad last night that he needs to take care of my mom AND the dog. Do not forget to feed the dog or take him outside!! And he starts making all these excuses, saying well, he’ll be gone in the afternoon, he’s got a doctor’s appointment. Great, don’t care, dad. I. Will. Not. Be. Home. You need to figure it out yourself. Take care of your wife. Make sure she’s got food, proper meals, enough water and meds, ice packs for her foot. Check on her at least once every 1-2 hours. Do your job as a husband, jerk.
4. My mom has a post op appointment next week. It’s been on the calendar since July. And she cannot drive herself there, because the foot surgery was on her right foot, her driving foot. So someone needs to take her, likely my dad. But what does he do?? He schedules a colonoscopy for the same fucking date, so now my mom has no way to get to her appointment. And he has the NERVE to ask me to take him to his appointment after looking baffled when I said mom can’t take him (SHE CAN’T DRIVE, IDIOT). Well, dad. I’m already scheduled to be in the office for work that day. I can’t take you. His response? “Well can’t you just change your work schedule?” NO DAD, I CAN’T. HOW ABOUT YOU ASK IN ADVANCE, NOT A WEEK BEFORE HAND. HOW ABOUT YOU CONSULT OTHERS ON SHIT, INSTEAD OF JUST ASSUMING ONE OF US CAN DROP EVERYTHING FOR YOU. He was so mad I wouldn’t change my whole schedule around for him. If anything, I’d change it for my mom, because he left her high and dry. Luckily, my aunt volunteered to take my mom. But my aunt is PISSED at my dad. He finally called to reschedule, putting up a fuss and being all huffy the whole time.
I am just. so incredibly frustrated with my dad. The only thing he’s done to help without me prodding and prompting him and pushing is...well, no, nothing, actually. I was the one that had to push him to set an alarm to take her to her surgery on time in the morning. And I set an alarm for myself as well, in case he didn’t get up (he’s done that before to my mom on other things). I pushed him to go get the meds finally. I took care of my mom all day, made her food, got her water, made her ginger tea when the pain meds made her nauseous. He hasn’t done ONE THING without someone prompting or pushing him. And I’m fucking sick of it. If I didn’t have my meeting tonight, I would have taken today off of work too, because lord knows my dad can’t be trusted to do anything.
Sorry for the long rant. I just. Needed to vent or I felt like I was gonna explode.