Tomorrow is court
I want to run. Or refuse. Or say "I forgot" when I know damned well I didn't forget. I don't want this experience, don't want to find out more or get her some help. I want a nice life without kids who cause excursions to court.
I also came home to find that in humid 95 degree weather, our poor box turtle had been left outside on the sunny porch in his sunning tank with no water, food or shade. I was seriously homicidal when I came back to our dwelling to see him with all of his limbs splayed, his head pushed under his empty plate in an attempt to find shade.
High Schooler's excuse for such appalling neglect that was not only cruel but could have literally baked the turtle to death?
"Well, I didn't think of it. I didn't know he was out there."
"You PUT him into the sun tank yesterday!" I shouted, barely able to control myself. "And I told you to CHANGE HIS WATER! You didn't bother to even put the water bowl into the tank!" I was literally nauseated with guilt and horror at the thought of the animal being left to suffer.
"I forgot" she sulked.
After making sure my forty-year-old turtle was still alive and well enough to drink, I went into my room to cry.
Glamorous
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Vibing you that you are able to find some peace soon in this situation. There's no easy answer, but you do the *best* you can and for that I salute you...you've got an awful lot on your plate and I don't blame you in the slightest for the "fuck, I want to bail" instinct. Hang in, Glamor...it WILL get better, and here's hoping it's sooner rather than later.
I was so relieved at the end of your story to hear that the turtle made it! Thank goodness for small favors, right?
I'll be thinking of you both tomorrow. Hope court goes as smoothly as possible and that the experience is soon nothing but a memory in the past!
as angry and resentful as you are. this shit's affecting not just her life but yours and she has no right.
i'm glad your turtle survived. that's fucked up. i HATE it when my kid treats taking care of the pets as a chore like laundry. these are living, breathing, sentient creatures, and you "don't think of it?" what is it, taking out the garbage? fuck off.
Hey! I have a turtle too! I don't think she's 40 yet though. Probably in her mid-30s though! Your poor sweet turtle! 
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