I am a single mom with 3 kids. I asked a week ago my 18 years son to mind my daughter for 2 hours when I met some friends as he was being with me that weekend, he had a girlfriend and spend most of his weekend either at his dad house or girlfriend's mother house and the week at my place.. I had to leave early in the morning so I asked him to sleep at our place on Friday evening which he agreed. I remind him on Monday about it and he said no problem. Came Friday send him a text asking when he did not come home from school at what time he will be home and he replied don't know. In the evening got text from him to ask why did he have to come home? Reply to him you forgot if you don't want to you don't have to as I was upset because i never ask much, he doesn't do anything around the house to help and I don't ask him very often to mind his sister, he then called me asking again why he need to come home I told him I already told him why do I need to repeat myself, if if he has other plan not
too worry I am used of him letting me down not the first time he is doing it so I will never ask him to do anything to help me out as he always cancelled. I told him he can enjoyed his night out with his girlfriend, his dad and his dad's partner. To which he replied he is not at his dad.and he has a life and a lot going on in it so I should have remind him. I told him he can checked if his dad can bring him to work tomorrow since he can't come to my place. I should maybe not have done it but I am fed up with him, he always need to check with his girlfriend if he can do something so I guess he did not check with her before he agreed to mind my daughter and when he told her she must have said she did not want to. I thought we get on well but now I think she doesn't like me, she hasn't spent much time at my place in fact since my ex has a new partner which he introduced to them 6 month ago, she seems to be great pal with her despite my son saying they hardly met her or spent time with her (which is lie since I saw pictures of all 4 away for a weekend). He came home today for 5 minutes to get some chlothes, not even saying hello, his dad is bringing him to work. I am upset as I really don't ask for much from him, i don't go out often, I always tried to schedule any outing with my friends when I don't have the kids but for this one it was impossible it was the only day where we all could be together and I did ask him if it was OK before confirming to my friends and he said yes. So fed up to be taken for granted and that he has no consideration for my feelings.