Pretty quiet lately.
Ok, pity party of one time.
I am getting really annoyed with my dad. He is developing a habit of making plans with me and other people, only to yank the rug out from under us and leave us holding the bag when he receives conflicting invitations that he finds more enticing.
He did that earlier this year at Passover for the second seder, which he and I had started to plan together (note: the year before, he asked me to find strangers to celebrate one of the seders with because my mom was sick and has since died), only to receive an invitation from my aunt in California for her seder, which she throws every other year and makes a really big deal out of when she does. This year it was also a milestone birthday for my uncle. (My brother and his family also live in California and were attending that party.) My dad immediately decided that he "had to go" to it, booked a flight, and then called me to tell me about his unilateral change in plans with "I hope you understand." I couldn't go because it was tax season and I couldn't take time out from my tax accounting job to travel.
Now he is proposing to possibly do the same for a New Year's celebration he invited me and several of his friends to, because my brother might be able to score a Rose Bowl ticket for him through his job. He went to Michigan, which is playing in the Rose Bowl. Again, I can't go. Assuming my brother could get a ticket to the Rose Bowl, there would only be one for my dad. Again, "I hope you understand."
I feel deeply frustrated with my dad and his lack of respect for the original commitments he makes and thinks is one-sided on his part.
I have to deal with other crap today too, but that's the one leaving a horrendous taste in my mouth right now.