I thought that by "M" leaving to go back to the hotel to rest up was bad, but this was even worse when "M" didn't even show up or even call you, text you or replied back to you. Since she and "R" were looking forward to A Christmas Fantasy Parade and seeing Belle and Beast I thought they would at least show up to see the parade especially with VIP seating and both of them bail on you is not right. Then "B" and "S" showed up for the parade which they don't seem that interested to see the parade which is just a big excuse. Than they leave you after the parade and didn't say anything which is rude. For someone to do that to you or anyone is not a friend at all. I would be the same thing and get very upset with them if they treated me like that. I'm sorry for saying some of these comments.
I'm glad that you got to meet up with Laurie and Molly that night.
Bret -
Oh, I agree with you on the comments! You're not saying anything out of line. It's all true - and I have to say that I'm glad that other people agree that the way "M" handled things was rude and thoughtless. If I felt like I was the only one who thought that, it would be very frustrating!
"M" leaving to go back to the DLH and breaking our plan to stick together was bad enough.
In fact, the whole fiasco at Goofy's Kitchen when "M" backed out of treating me and not letting me know that she was backing out of that was bad enough - and the way she handled it the next day, by claiming that they had paid for me (even though she knew they hadn't), made it worse.
This time, not showing up for the parade - when she knew that I got the VIP seats specifically for her and her son - was just too much. The fact that she didn't even call me herself to tell me that she was sending her dad and father to see the parade was completely rude. She was the one who was supposed to be my friend, not her husband. She should have been making the call.
Besides that, "M" knew that her father had absolutely NO desire to see a Christmas parade. He does not celebrate Christmas. He does not like Christmas. The whole reason he even went on that trip when he was in poor health was to see "R" experience everything. And he got stuck seeing a parade that he probably hated having to sit through - probably just to make up for "M's" utter rudeness.
For that matter, I didn't even want to see the parade at that time. I have seen it enough for a while, and I don't think I'd want to see it again unless I had the seats that come with the tour. I didn't need to be sitting there, when I was getting sick, and watching a parade that I only arranged for the benefit of other people!
The whole time with "M" was basically just a mess - a memory I would like to erase from my mind. And even now, so many months later, as much as I've tried to think that there must be some logic behind being so inconsiderate, I just can't come up with any logical reasons!
But, hang on to your hat, Bret, because 'M's" final stunt on Day 4 is probably the worst one yet!
(((Big hugs)))
Oh Sherry, when I began reading this next installment, my heart sank. I was really hoping "M" would show up or text you or something. I think I already know why you ending up crying on the bench. My gut feeling tells me "M" ditched you to hang out with "V" out in Carsland and California Adventure. This makes me sad and angry at the same time.
I just don't get why people play games like "M" does. Why not just be truthful and say tell the truth? Sure, it hurts, but, it depends on how much in how it is said. What was with slipping away from you without saying goodbye?
I love the picture of you, Laurie and Molly.
Cool that you saw Holly Madison. She is pretty. I think I read she is pregnant now. I don't think I have ever noticed anyone famous at
Disneyland and I have seen the plaids around quite a bit! I guess I was having too much fun
I don't remember how old 'R' is, but I think letting him take a nap at 4pm is a bit late. But then again, my triplets gave up napping completely by the age of 18 months, so, I don't know.
They hate sleeping. They are afraid they will miss something!
I can see if she planned on keeping 'R' up until the park closed, to let him sleep, but then, why not say something to you. It gets me how rude she is/was to you. So wrong.
Linda -
Thank you.
The picture with Laurie and Molly is Laurie's picture (taken with her camera or her phone). Since I have no other pictures of myself with Laurie and Molly
in the actual parks, I had to borrow that one. I was pretty much 'over' the picture-taking at that point, because I was so disgusted and just not feeling well.
"R" was 4 at the time of the Disneyland trip (he is 5 now). If "M" and company had gotten themselves up and out earlier in the morning, then they could have taken "R" back for a nap earlier in the afternoon - and then everyone would have been able to meet me back at the train station for the parade! It's because they got such a late start and wasted so much time on shopping in only a few hours that they threw everything off-track.
They knew I had the parade planned for them...and they didn't even try to get going a little earlier so that we wouldn't run into that problem. They were just not concerned with me at all. They could not have cared less that they inconvenienced me or acted inconsiderate. Frankly, if "M's" father "S" had not been there to serve as a likely voice of reason and a voice of thoughtfulness and courtesy, I'm not sure if even "B" would have shown up for the parade! I have a feeling that even "B" would have flaked on me if "S" had not been there. I think that "S" was the one who was trying to be polite in that bunch.
Yes, I think Holly Madison is pregnant now. I saw some pictures of her not long ago and she had a really hot boyfriend with her!
I'm not sure if he is the father of the child or not, but he sure was cute! It doesn't look like she misses Hugh Hefner or Criss Angel too much!
Apparently, Holly is at Disneyland/California Adventure all the time. She is one of the most well-known, 'famous' Disneyland fans and collectors around (along with John Stamos - I always thought that Holly and John Stamos should have hooked up as a couple). I figured that, sooner or later, I would be there at a time when she was there, since she seems to go so often. As I said last night, if I had seen her stop for pictures with other people I
may have jumped in there for a photo, too, but I never would have been the one to stop her and interrupt her Disneyland trip on my own. I'd wait for someone else to do it first and then I'd horn in on the action!
"M" and I had just been talking about Holly when we were in Vault 28 on the prior day, because "M" spotted a picture hanging on the wall and said, "Holly has that!" (We'd seen pictures of some of Holly's Disney collection online somewhere, and "M" recognized the picture in Vault 28 as being one of the things Holly owns.) "M" and I had talked about Holly a lot in the past, too, as "M" was a big fan of "The Girls Next Door" on E! when Holly was on it (before Holly and Hef broke up and other girls got on the show).
So you just know that if "M" ignored my text message about seeing and speaking to Holly in Disneyland, and didn't even acknowledge it in any way, that she was
purposely avoiding me at that point. I think we can all agree on that fact - "M" didn't reply because she was purposely avoiding me, because
she knew that she was not planning to see the parade and she didn't want to tell me. That seems very obvious now. And that's exactly the sort of thing she would have done "in the old days," but I thought she would have outgrown some of that behavior over the years. Wrong!
I don't want to spoil the big revelation that is coming up in the installment
after the next installment (in other words, coming up in Part 2 of Day 4), and you're not too far off-base in your guesses about how some of the day went...
BUT I will say that I don't think anyone can predict the
way everything happened. It is the way that everything was handled that had me sitting on a bench, crying - and that is also what had my other friends in an uproar on my behalf.
So buckle up, because we have one more installment to get through before we get to the installment with the 'crying on a bench' moment. (And what fun it will be for me to relive that mess!
)
... We'll find out very soon.
I just can't imagine someone treating a friend like that. And over and over again. I'm curious to hear about the current relationship status. I'm on the same page as the others. I'm thinking that M was off gallivanting with V. The lack of common courtesy is just astounding. To know that things just continue to go downhill...
(Maybe it is just the overflow pixie dust from those times when you smash yourself in the face?)
). Plus most of my family doesn't eat it so I get most of the carton, which isn't true of any other flavor that enters our house. My MIL likes it, and my brother if he's visiting. So now I wait until after Thanksgiving and just enjoy it in December. As much as I love Christmas, I think it remains more special if it's just one precious month.
One thing I have established is that I think I will be done with this whole TR within the week!!!!
