Thank you

Thank You are two very powerful words. They become even more meaningful when you don't hear them! I just spent a full week with my niece and her friend and neither of them thanked me for the many meals I provided, movies we went to, pedicure we got....actually they never thanked me for anything and I'm really pissed off. I'm mad at myself for not calling them on it. I'm disappointed that their parents didn't teach them better. I'm angry that I let myself be trapped by two spoiled, entitled teenagers who obviously have everything handed to them and have come to expect it from everyone. I've been robbed of what should have been a great bonding experience, like I had with another niece that I helped move recently. I'm sad, so sad that I wasted a week of my life trying to entertain them and make them happy. Finally, I'm so tired and poor since I spent 3 months worth of my budget on one week trying to be the good aunt. The hell with that......never again. Lesson LEARNED!