Can’t.. Daddy needs me..
This Saturday, my mother-in-law wanted to take my little guy (3yr old) for an evening of being spoiled and mass attention.
**Preface**
My son loves his grandmothers and on everyday of the week prefers them to me and my wife. So much so does he prefer them that if they even show up to say hi, he’ll go put his shoes on and say “I go to your house now”..
That being said.. Mother-in-law takes off with my little guy, and had plans to go see “surfs up” (which sucked BTW), and then to get some toys and take him back to her place to hang out and play. After the movie, in the car on the way to her house.. My guy goes..
“I don’t want to go to your house Memaw.. My daddy needs me” (which I do, naturally) Then tells my mother-in-law that he doesn’t like her and he doesn’t want to go to her house. I assume she tried a strong arm tactic, and he broke out his big guns.. tears. He must’ve started balling cause she turned around (20 minutes into the trip) and brought him home. I played things exactly how I probably shouldn’t.. I was so HAPPY!! I was unhappy of his rudeness to his “memaw” but to say I wasn’t elated to put my grubby mits on him again would be a terrible lie, and one I could not tell you. I really think she holds me in some contempt now for this, as if I had planned it.. I didn’t.. but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t wicked happy to see him.
I’ve mentioned before on here about how I do NOT like sharing him. It is through my wife that both his grandmothers should thank for ever seeing the kid. I don’t want to share, ever. I am greedy. I have wanted this guy since I was 10, and more than a decade later I got one (much closer to 2 decades later). My other kids I have to share with their other grandparents and their “real” dad.. I even told my wife “I’m not sharing this one..” and other comments like “Finally I don’t have to share..”. My wife has informed me through furrowed brows and almost a glare, that he NEEDS to spend time away from us.. I point out that I work 8 hours a day away from him, and seeing me for 48 hours straight on the weekends wouldn’t be so bad. She contends this is “better” for him. I think his argument says it best.. so I made it the title of this post.. he can’t.. “his daddy needs him”..