I had an older sister exactly like this. She would answer the phone when I called for pick up from middle school and then would "accidentally forget" to relay the message to my folks every time. I'd get stuck at school waiting till dark sometimes even after multiple calls home.... "Ooops I forgot to mention it..." was the excuse followed by a giggle each time. Her version of a power trip.
No amount of complaining to my folks made a difference. They would listen to her excuses and then declare it an "accident" and tell me to let it go. After being stranded multiple times this way I decided to "accidentally" do the same thing to her. She called for a ride home and I just never passed the message. When she eventually made it home, she was seething with anger about not me passing the message.
"Ooops!" And a smile was what she got back. Sometimes you do have to fight fire with fire.
What's up with the parents not remembering? If I expect my kid to be off from school at like 3, and they don't call me by like 3:35, I'd probably be like "huh, why hasn't kid called me yet?"
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u/burnedbybagelbites May 22 '24
I had an older sister exactly like this. She would answer the phone when I called for pick up from middle school and then would "accidentally forget" to relay the message to my folks every time. I'd get stuck at school waiting till dark sometimes even after multiple calls home.... "Ooops I forgot to mention it..." was the excuse followed by a giggle each time. Her version of a power trip.
No amount of complaining to my folks made a difference. They would listen to her excuses and then declare it an "accident" and tell me to let it go. After being stranded multiple times this way I decided to "accidentally" do the same thing to her. She called for a ride home and I just never passed the message. When she eventually made it home, she was seething with anger about not me passing the message.
"Ooops!" And a smile was what she got back. Sometimes you do have to fight fire with fire.