I knew there was nothing I could say to make him understand how big of an asshole he was being so I said, "Jim I don't know what's gotten into you lately but it's really bothering me. It doesn't seem Ike you care about us anymore. Am I wrong to think that?"

Jim didn't respond instead opting to act like he hadn't heard what I just said. It didn't matter. I knew what I had to do. I said, "I just want you to know that I'm taking Thursday and Friday off work. I want to do some shopping so I'm going to Miami Beach for the weekend."

He said,...