Graduation day for Winona finally happened. At the last minute, she magically procured a ticket for me, and said "if I don't invite you my Dad wont go, so can you please go, I stood in a really long line for a really long time". I accepted and said my thank you's, deflating inside like a limp balloon.

So I went to work an hour early, used up half day of my vacation hours, sweltered in the hot sun for 4 hours sitting on a hard bench while my bum went to sleep, without breakfast or lunch and no water. Cheered when appropriate and then waited with the 2 cousins and 1 Auntie and Dadee, holding a bouquet of roses, for the Graduate to appear after the big ceremony. BM, raging hippo, grandparents and little Munchkin were no where to be found! They were somewhere else, texting SO, who did not respond.

Took some awesome pictures of beaming Dad, with beaming daughter, photos of cousins and beaming graduate holding her stuffed dog and flowers and wearing her fresh lei and diploma (yay!). She of course did not ask to take a picture with me. Surprised? NO. Still no BM, grandparents, and Munchkin, to greet the new graduate.

After the photo shoot, Winona took off with her cousins, but before doing this was asking for dadee to spring for sober grad night, which would cost $50. So happy, SO just told her - "your Aunties have envelopes for you with money, use that." Applause please. ATM Dadee is closed for the day.

Went for a pleasant late lunch and nap (wink) to recover from heat, sun, dehydration and stadium bench bum illness. Then SO receives text that Winona finally showed up at 8pm (graduation ceremony from hades ended at 4pm) and grabbed her money from gramps, and took off again. LOL. Karma! I thought that was rude to blow off the grandparents, however they took off early because the dog was having separation anxiety, and had a 2-hour drive ahead of them.

I sent Winona the nice photos I took, with well-wishes. No response.
LOL. Im just shaking my head. Ungrateful is a word that pops up.

The crazy part is that it is to be expected - all of it. BM not stepping up to the plate. Winona being ungrateful for everything and not responding to ANYONE's text, blowing everyone off.

I did it for my Love, and he was extremely grateful for my love and support. He is relieved that this chapter is over finally and no more screaming fights before school, no more getting the grades up fights, we do not have to take her with us anywhere, no obligations anymore.
We cheered over shots of Wild Turkey whiskey.