Temperament

Of late I have been really trying to coach some kids for a Science tournament. I say trying because if one shows for the class the other does not and if 2 shows up it rains, or class room not availabe or even one day the projector fell down while I was TRYING to teach and scared the kids. Also I was continually disappointed that they all did not apply their minds to it or did not put in enough effort or took the whole coaching for the event more lightly than they should have. Well somehow we went through our weeks of practice or non practice and today was the day we went for the competition. Usually I take my kid and go but for some unknown but benign reason my dh said he was going to accompany me. Rather than be grateful for the extra help I got all suspicious. As I had planned a day of shopping at some choice stores I knew this created a dent in my plan. But since one has to be supportive and all I nodded. Then late last night a friend called and said her son will be joining my trip as he was in the competitions too. I was put in a spot and could not say NO.
So we four left early this morning. My dh would have asked me a million , I mean a million, times "Did you take the directions??". I have to deviate a little here to tell I am CLUELESS when it comes to directions. Really!! For the life of me can never figure out East, West and stuff and am capabale of going up and down a road not knowing ITS the same road !! well thats me. A little more backup and I can tell once i was seriously guiding dh by "reading" a map (this was way back when he didnt know I didnt know I couldnt read a MAP)..so after we got lost for the umpteenth time he looked over my shoulder to make sure I had the correct MAP.. Ofcourse I had the Correct map ONLY it was upside down..So anyways TODAY i said i had noted the directions. But he was more assured when he heard it from my son that the directions were there. Inspite of this all , we did manage to get LOST and who do you think was blamed , innocent me.. Meanwhile my friend's son was very upset with us for travelling without a GPS system.. really the kids these days.. They have all these fancy toys when i think it would suffice to note down in paper..well again somehow we got into the building and found the room.
By now dh was mad that I didnt get the directions right, son was mad that we were running late and friend's son was mad we didnt have the GPS and I was mad that they ALL blamed it on me when I was faultless.. talk about temperaments..and then when we entered the room the teacher was mad we showed up late..BTW we did manage to win 4th place and 1st place .
Really now I am sitting back and thinking how does one even handle so many different opinions and so many temperamental people.. especially when one is focussed on participating on a competition ..the tension and expectations of others become really high.. so one is more prone to attitudes and even yelling at each other.How do you even try and handle all this.. I am even thinking of not going any more..But being there does count..When I told my father how I had to put up with everyone's temperaments..he said thats why I am sitting so far away GET IT??