SearchingForRainbows
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"baby". He has to take this doll home for two nights. This assignment, in my humble opinion, is absolutely ridiculous for difficult child 2!!! Although he is 15 years old, socially, he is much, much younger. While teens his age are definitely thinking about sex, his thoughts range from whether or not to play with his monkey figurines or monkey puppet. So, while I believe that having to take care of a "baby" for 48 hours might make some teens stop and think before practicing unsafe sex or having any sex at all, it is a totally ridiculous assignment for difficult child 2.
Asking him to put a crying "baby" before his own needs is asking for trouble. The only thing this assignment is going to accomplish is two sleepless nights for the rest of the household.
difficult child 2 has so much anxiety around being perfect, that if he can't handle the crying "baby" in the middle of the night, and husband puts it outside in the trunk of the car, difficult child 2 will probably explode in a fit of rage because he'll get a bad grade on this health class assignment. We still won't get any sleep. Instead of listening to the crying "baby", we'll be dealing with difficult child 2 in a total "melt-down".
I told husband that I want to call the health teacher or guidance counselor, explain the situation, and see if the assignment can be modified for difficult child 2. husband thinks we should let difficult child 2 bring home the doll.
I'm in need of some advice. Do you think I should talk to the health teacher or his guidance counselor and see if this assignment can be modified for difficult child 2? Or, do you think we should let him bring it home and deal with our 48 hours of H-LL?
I remember last year that another CD member went through this same H-LL with one of her difficult children. It was a miserable experience for her. I just don't see it as being a positive learning experience for difficult child 2. He is way too immature to deal with this.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks! WFEN
Asking him to put a crying "baby" before his own needs is asking for trouble. The only thing this assignment is going to accomplish is two sleepless nights for the rest of the household.
difficult child 2 has so much anxiety around being perfect, that if he can't handle the crying "baby" in the middle of the night, and husband puts it outside in the trunk of the car, difficult child 2 will probably explode in a fit of rage because he'll get a bad grade on this health class assignment. We still won't get any sleep. Instead of listening to the crying "baby", we'll be dealing with difficult child 2 in a total "melt-down".
I told husband that I want to call the health teacher or guidance counselor, explain the situation, and see if the assignment can be modified for difficult child 2. husband thinks we should let difficult child 2 bring home the doll.
I'm in need of some advice. Do you think I should talk to the health teacher or his guidance counselor and see if this assignment can be modified for difficult child 2? Or, do you think we should let him bring it home and deal with our 48 hours of H-LL?
I remember last year that another CD member went through this same H-LL with one of her difficult children. It was a miserable experience for her. I just don't see it as being a positive learning experience for difficult child 2. He is way too immature to deal with this.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks! WFEN