#if I knew he wasn't going i’d have booked leave to support my mum

[comfortableinthesilence]

A rant… (feel free to ignore, I just need to vent a little)

So my mum had to go to court this morning due to some idiot driver hitting her car last year and their insurance refusing to cover some of the charges. My mums been worried and anxious over it for the last few weeks as the other persons insurance are trying to bill my mum for them (which is pointless but insurance companies are fuckwits). Anyway, I figured her husband (my step dad) would go with her considering he’s off work at the moment due to ill health. I find out this morning that not only is he not going with her, he's booked his fucking car in for a service and arranged to meet a friend in Manchester while it's getting done! I'm pissed. My mum is there to support him through all his shit, booking days off work to drive him to hospital appointments and shit and he can't even be there for her in her moment of need!

It's not the first time he's acted selfishly, when everything was going on with my grandad in hospital and then the stress of carehomes etc, he showed little to no effort to support my mum and that drove me insane! I hate self oriantated people who can't spare a moment or thought to help others! I get if you're not well and maybe this is nativity or the hopeless romantic in me but if you love someone and care for them, surely supporting them is your top priority! Like fuck, it's not a hard concept!

It just pisses me off to know he acts this way and with me now not living with them I can't say the odd comments he used to hate! I told my mum as she's crying to me over the phone after coming out the court (the insurance companies settled so it's over which is why she was upset as she's relieved), that if I see him he’s getting a piece of my mind! However my mum being my mum has asked me not to say anything as it'll just create a rift! Knowing my mums upset after all this stress and worry and he's not gave how she feels one thought has royally fucked me off and I don't know how much longer I can bite my tongue!

My mum deserves better!