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nannyp 
Just needing to vent. Not having a good day today. Alyssa is in a mood. Kids are out of school again today and all they want is to be outside. I have done that for 3 days. My house is a wreck. I need to work. It just drives me insane. It just seems that everything is so different than when I was raising my kids. It all seems so much harder. Alyssa is just so HARD. She is alot better than she was when she came to us but it is so very trying. She does not understand many concepts such as "No", "Not right now", "Do it now". I say she doesn't understand, but I think that she really does. I think the concept she does not understand is consequences. Even though she knows she could get a spanking, it does not entice her to do what she is told. Time out is more work than it is worth. I put her in her room and she just keeps coming out. It can go on for hours. She just does not seem to understand "stay in your room until you can do ___". It is days like this when I absolutely hate my daughter. Why is she able to do whatever she wants. Sleep whenever and however long she wants. Go anywhere she wants. Eat out whatever she wants. Spend her money on whatever she wants. It's just not suppose to be this way. She told us two weeks ago that she couldn't afford to see the kids because they were moving that week. I don't think they did. She has called from a payphone in the claxton area a couple of times. Most of the other times, she has called from her work. Last night Jon called from Samanthas which is where they had been staying. Why did they not move? Why do I ask as I already know the answer. They have spent their money on drugs. Kristen brought the kids something over for Easter. I bet she did not spend more than $10 total on 2 kids. They both work and together they have to be bringing home at least $500 or more each week. No bills. No housing, no car payment, no car insurance, no phones, no elec, no water, no kids. They aren't paying their child support. This is 2 months now. That is at least $4000. It does not surprise me, but it still angers me beyond belief.
