I’m in a mood and you’ll understand once you read what happened.  I’m too angry to write any of Darwin & the Joy Path since it requires working with a happy character.  I may still finish before the end of February by using the break since most of the Pokemon Go events are lame.  Anyway . . . I hope you’re sitting for this:

My son is part of the high school chorus, which goes down to Disney to perform every 3 years.  This was his year to go.  Everything had been paid for, his luggage had been dropped off the morning beforehand, and he was excited.  His roommates were picked out and he got his itinerary along with special shirts.  My son was looking at this as a way to test his independence and I even got him a debit card for the trip.  I think people can tell where this is going.

Somebody pulled him from the trip the afternoon beforehand.  The school tried to fix the situation and convince the person to not do what they were determined to do.  I was allowed to leave early and get the school to try and help.  My mission was to also stop my son from leaving, which would end this without any chance to make sure he goes on a trip he’s known about for years.  So many appeals to this person and several choices for them to make sure he still went on this once in a lifetime trip.  In the end, the person didn’t change their mind and removed him from the trip.  The spirit of an autistic teenager was crushed and I don’t even get to see him again until Monday.

The worst part is that the person gave no reason for it.  They simply didn’t want him on the trip for selfish reasons.  My son is hurting and lost a great opportunity because this person is a heartless, evil asshole.  So, I can’t muster the energy and mood to write.  At best, I can tinker with ‘Phi Beta Files’ . . . Oh, that might actually work out well given how angry some characters are.

I guess I’ll mostly work on April blog posts when I’m not cleaning for Super Bowl.  I want to get out for some Pokemon Go in the mall too.  Being cooped up isn’t going to help my mood much.  I plan on rewatching ‘Schitt’s Creek’ though, so maybe that will keep my mind off the nightmare.  Seriously, what kind of monster rips the excitement and hope from any child?  Done with no remorse too.

Nothing else really happened this week.  This incident meant I didn’t accomplish most of my goals.  Shouldn’t be a surprise since it stressed me to the point where I felt like I was getting the flu.  Haven’t had that anxiety effect since college.  Glad I was able to take a day off and recover, but I’m still upset.

So, goals of this week:

1. Console son.
2. Help son study for tests.
3. Finish watching ‘Fallout’.
4. Clean for Super Bowl party.
5. Get some sleep because I’m drained.
6. Work on April blog posts.
7. Work on ‘Phi Beta Files’.
8. Improve mood to be able to work on Darwin & the Joy Path next weekend.  I might even be able to get through most the final 11 sections too.