I had a doctor's appointment this morning so I was out and about early. I got home about 10:30am and who do I see walking around the neighborhood? You got it, Gilbert. Apparently he had missed the 7:20 bus to school and was going door to door seeking a ride to school from one of the neighbors. I watched him until I lost sight of him and just before that I heard his front door shut. I thought there was no one at his home even though a car was in the driveway, cuz if someone like an adult was home why was Gilbert looking for a ride from the neighbors?
Fifteen minutes later Gilbert comes knocking at my door and asks for a ride. The car is still in his driveway. I ask him why did he miss the bus? He says he overslept. I'm pissed (at his parents - if you can call them that) but I feel bad for Gilbert and take him to school. I thought about walking in the school with him to talk to someone about this but I didn't want to embarass the boy so I called the school when I got home. Spoke to the counsellor for Gilbert's grade. Found out (not specifically) that there are some ongoing issues with Gilbert and his parents that the school is aware of and trying to help with. As I was speaking to the counsellor I was looking out of a front window upstairs and I see the car that was in Gilbert's driveway leave (and I just saw it come back, at this moment it's about 1:30pm the gargage door is up and there are 2 f***ing cars sitting there! Don't tell me maybe those cars don't work cuz they are both fairly new and the step-father keeps them in good repair. Those cars were there when Gilbert was walking around looking for a goddamn ride!!!).
At this moment I am disgusted and pissed at Gilbert's parents. Can you tell?
Josie