The swimming play date is all set up, with only one potential hitch: will Bella actually get in the car and leave school camp with someone she doesn't know? (Bella's mom said that this was a problem another time, and Bella didn't end up going at all because she wouldn't leave with the other person). I prepared Fun Sink for this. I offered to meet Fun Sink at pickup time to make Bella more comfortable--after all, I see Bella a lot at school and even Bella's mom, who thinks I'm weird because of Fun Sink, admitted that Bella thinks I'm "really nice." So Bella probably trusts me a little more than she would Fun Sink, whom she has met only once, at the lunch before Mary Poppins, when both girls were too busy giggling into their Bristol mac-and-cheese to notice any of the adults present.
Of course, Fun Sink declined my offer to meet her at the school to facilitate the pickup. Even Mr. Twinkle was incredulous about that. So now I'm torn--I almost don't want Bella to go with her because I'm tired of Fun Sink's obsession with Bella, and it would be nice if Bella put her in her place. (Of course, I do want Bella to go because I want Twinklette to have a wonderful time swimming with her friend). I'm sure it'll be just my luck that Bella will go with her, and Fun Sink can once again reassure herself that I'm not a necessary part of any situation.
This is what it has come to. Competing over the whims of a four-year-old. And may I say that the competition is because of Fun Sink. I only offered to show up because I wanted to help, and I live a half a mile away from the school, and the time is convenient for me, and I don't mind because I'm a nice person and I want my child to have a fun day with her friend. But the denial of the offer just tells me that Fun Sink thinks I'm not important, and she can coax Bella into a strange car without me. Well have at it, ya crazy b*tch, and good luck. I can't wait to hear how it goes. And, rest assured, Twinklette will tell me all about it.
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