I feel guilty.....

my kids are not home....I put the dogs out in the kennel cause the kids bitch about them so much, and it is nice not watching out for puddles and constant barking....and the kids can leave their doors open. but I feel mean. tonight was the school play. Katie quit drama last year. she disappeared tonite. was she in the play? going to the play? she's not talking to me. don't know. I used to take Katie to the school play every year when she was young. It was our 'culture.' We used to go to events at Trenton at the Rose Hoover Theater. and local concerts. We really enjoyed the community orchestra starring Grandma Janet. We always said we'd go to the ballet and to roller derby. she has already announced she has no interest in going to Chiefs games with us. Our kids collectively hate the zoo. No one wants to go anywhere with us anymore. even with the bribe of a meal. Walmart used to get them out of the house....now Kate is embarrassed to be seen with us in public and KJ works there. They don't need rides to the pool or the movies or the park anymore. They just need gas $ and a vehicle. anyway, back to the play. I should go support the brave drama students, yes? it would be a pleasant outing. but it feels weird going by myself, especially if my kid isn't in it. so, yes, I've missed the last two plays. and I feel bad. those kids work so hard. and it is just plain fun watching them act. I am just a stay-at-homer. if I don't have to go to work or the dr. or the dentist or the vet, I'll just stay home.