I guess I'm selfish!
I know it's not even up to me, but I'm tired of Ric's calling as Young Men's President. It takes him away from Ryan and I too often!
For example...today Ric was scheduled to volunteer at Buttonhole Golf Course, a place that he doesn't get to very often. It's something he loves to do, and I'm happy that he can do it. Tuesday is usually his day off, so he left around 3:00 pm. Right after that he was planning to go right over to the Church for the weekly YM/YW activity, though he'd be a little late.
He NEVER misses these activities. I know how important they are for the youth, and so does he. But he's usually the only one from the presidency there because his two councilors are both doctors and often don't make it and his secretary is on a submarine a lot lately (in the Navy.) So...it's usually just Ric. He doesn't complain, but I do.
Anyway, back to today. A combined activity was planned for the YM/YW to clean the Chapel and then go out for ice cream afterwards. Ric arrives a little late, and there's no one there except the Bishop and one of his councilors still in his scrubs from work. Ric still doesn't know what happened, but somehow the activity was canceled because even the YW president wasn't there! None of the boys showed up either. (Word must have leaked out that they were going to clean!)
It's pretty typical that things like this happen. But I'm tired of it! That's another hour that Ric could have been home helping me with Ryan. I can't move without any pain anymore, much less give Ryan a bath or pick him up.
I've told Ric - in no uncertain terms - that he should cancel ALL YM activities for June - or find councilors that will be able to step up to the plate and be there no matter what. I need him to be HOME with me, Ryan, and our new baby. It's not like Ric has nothing else to do but wait all day on Tuesdays for the YM activity. He says that being there for the YM "is part of the job," which is true, but why is he the only one in the youth organization that takes it that seriously? Why, if the combined part (i.e. YW) of the activity had been canceled, didn't anyone call? It's just irresponsible. And here I am worrying how the ward is going to get along without an Organist when I have this baby! It's the damn sense of duty that I have that played a part in driving me away from activity in the first place!
Yep - I'm a selfish bitch. Or maybe I'm just overly emotional because I'm SO FREAKIN' PREGNANT! (Maybe both???) I just want my husband to be around a little more with his wife and family. I know, it could be worse - he could be the Bishop! I give up....
For example...today Ric was scheduled to volunteer at Buttonhole Golf Course, a place that he doesn't get to very often. It's something he loves to do, and I'm happy that he can do it. Tuesday is usually his day off, so he left around 3:00 pm. Right after that he was planning to go right over to the Church for the weekly YM/YW activity, though he'd be a little late.
He NEVER misses these activities. I know how important they are for the youth, and so does he. But he's usually the only one from the presidency there because his two councilors are both doctors and often don't make it and his secretary is on a submarine a lot lately (in the Navy.) So...it's usually just Ric. He doesn't complain, but I do.
Anyway, back to today. A combined activity was planned for the YM/YW to clean the Chapel and then go out for ice cream afterwards. Ric arrives a little late, and there's no one there except the Bishop and one of his councilors still in his scrubs from work. Ric still doesn't know what happened, but somehow the activity was canceled because even the YW president wasn't there! None of the boys showed up either. (Word must have leaked out that they were going to clean!)
It's pretty typical that things like this happen. But I'm tired of it! That's another hour that Ric could have been home helping me with Ryan. I can't move without any pain anymore, much less give Ryan a bath or pick him up.
I've told Ric - in no uncertain terms - that he should cancel ALL YM activities for June - or find councilors that will be able to step up to the plate and be there no matter what. I need him to be HOME with me, Ryan, and our new baby. It's not like Ric has nothing else to do but wait all day on Tuesdays for the YM activity. He says that being there for the YM "is part of the job," which is true, but why is he the only one in the youth organization that takes it that seriously? Why, if the combined part (i.e. YW) of the activity had been canceled, didn't anyone call? It's just irresponsible. And here I am worrying how the ward is going to get along without an Organist when I have this baby! It's the damn sense of duty that I have that played a part in driving me away from activity in the first place!
Yep - I'm a selfish bitch. Or maybe I'm just overly emotional because I'm SO FREAKIN' PREGNANT! (Maybe both???) I just want my husband to be around a little more with his wife and family. I know, it could be worse - he could be the Bishop! I give up....
Labels: Random Musings
posted by Marni @ 8:42 PM
1 Comments:
At June 13, 2007 4:19 PM ,
Anonymous said...
BOY! Are you hormomal! hee hee. You're right, though. Even special activities need to take a back seat when a new baby is so close. Maybe if God allowed men to be pregnant, aside from zero population growth, maybe they'd see that it's not all a "look at me, I'm pregnant" walk in the park.
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