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<blockquote data-quote="Kjs" data-source="post: 307534"><p>difficult child - I DO have strict rules with him, makes me feel so guilty about that. I DO and I WILL inspect his room whenever I want. He knows this. Anything in his pockets when I do the wash is mine. Regardless what it is. Homework - I do not bend on this. Sleeping in class unacceptable. Missing assignments, unacceptable. He will do them regardless of the grade he will get for being late. I bring him in early and make him stay late. Have him meet with a teacher at the library on weekends. He hates me because I always ask about school.</p><p> </p><p>I DO take his computer, phone, ipod away when he does not follow the rules. I take them to work with me. Girlfriend - she is only allowed over when someone is home (her parents rules). He is only allowed over when they are home. Mutual rules. He must leave by 9:30 on weekends and 7 on school nights. Where they go when he comes home with hickies I do not know. Her parents are home.</p><p> </p><p>He plays baseball twice a week and is home most nights. Just moody and tends to stay in his room.</p><p> </p><p>husband and I did speak to him about the condome wrappers. He said a friend blew it up and tied it to his antenna. (friend just got his license and a car) difficult child called him and put him on speaker phone and asked him about it. friend said, "oh the one I blew up with my nose".</p><p> </p><p>He is afraid of drugs and alcohol. Panic attacks if he thinks he took too many Advil. Even though the doctor says he can take 4 at once. He will not. He does have Tylenol #3 for bad headaches. He called me at work about two weeks ago. He took one every day that week. Two on the day he called me. He wanted epicac (sp?). Said he needed to throw up because he thinks he took too many advil, excedrin, tylenol #3 that week. After going through when and times I told him he was fine. He then asked for a suppository. Haha...the tylenol#3 makes you constipated. He used one and felt so much better. Hasn't taken anything since, even though he still gets headaches daily.</p><p> </p><p>I do drill into him everytime he goes to girlfriend's house, that he better treat her nice. Respect her and respect himself. No means no. And all the other issues I lecture him on. He has always been very open with me about sex, drugs, drinking. But this shutting me out totally is driving me nuts. His smart, mean comments to anything I say really hurts and he knows it. If I am not working, I will now just leave rather than get into it. His father has stepped up this past year and difficult child does not like it.</p><p> </p><p>husband is on an antidepressant. unknown to him. Dr. gave it to him to help with back pain. I know it is an antidepressant, husband does not. I did not tell him. Things between us has gotten much better. Still, could be much better. But no fighting. It has definately made a difference.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child has just gotten me so sad. I understand he is changing big time. Growing so much so fast. He actually called me today and seemed in good spirits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kjs, post: 307534"] difficult child - I DO have strict rules with him, makes me feel so guilty about that. I DO and I WILL inspect his room whenever I want. He knows this. Anything in his pockets when I do the wash is mine. Regardless what it is. Homework - I do not bend on this. Sleeping in class unacceptable. Missing assignments, unacceptable. He will do them regardless of the grade he will get for being late. I bring him in early and make him stay late. Have him meet with a teacher at the library on weekends. He hates me because I always ask about school. I DO take his computer, phone, ipod away when he does not follow the rules. I take them to work with me. Girlfriend - she is only allowed over when someone is home (her parents rules). He is only allowed over when they are home. Mutual rules. He must leave by 9:30 on weekends and 7 on school nights. Where they go when he comes home with hickies I do not know. Her parents are home. He plays baseball twice a week and is home most nights. Just moody and tends to stay in his room. husband and I did speak to him about the condome wrappers. He said a friend blew it up and tied it to his antenna. (friend just got his license and a car) difficult child called him and put him on speaker phone and asked him about it. friend said, "oh the one I blew up with my nose". He is afraid of drugs and alcohol. Panic attacks if he thinks he took too many Advil. Even though the doctor says he can take 4 at once. He will not. He does have Tylenol #3 for bad headaches. He called me at work about two weeks ago. He took one every day that week. Two on the day he called me. He wanted epicac (sp?). Said he needed to throw up because he thinks he took too many advil, excedrin, tylenol #3 that week. After going through when and times I told him he was fine. He then asked for a suppository. Haha...the tylenol#3 makes you constipated. He used one and felt so much better. Hasn't taken anything since, even though he still gets headaches daily. I do drill into him everytime he goes to girlfriend's house, that he better treat her nice. Respect her and respect himself. No means no. And all the other issues I lecture him on. He has always been very open with me about sex, drugs, drinking. But this shutting me out totally is driving me nuts. His smart, mean comments to anything I say really hurts and he knows it. If I am not working, I will now just leave rather than get into it. His father has stepped up this past year and difficult child does not like it. husband is on an antidepressant. unknown to him. Dr. gave it to him to help with back pain. I know it is an antidepressant, husband does not. I did not tell him. Things between us has gotten much better. Still, could be much better. But no fighting. It has definately made a difference. difficult child has just gotten me so sad. I understand he is changing big time. Growing so much so fast. He actually called me today and seemed in good spirits. [/QUOTE]
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