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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 336261" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Thanks ladies~</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">First difficult child: I spoke with her a bit today - she called me from work - and I said what needed to be said. Not sure if she rolled her eyes at me or not but at least I said it and feel better on my end. Hahah. I touched on the curfew thing and will elaborate more later with her. I will see her before I go to class at 5. And I once I have the estimate for damages to my car, difficult child and I will work out a payment plan. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">As for H: Thanks for the tips..I will take all of them under advisement and figure out a plan. I do think a large part of this has to do with finding our groove with the new schedule. I have already suggested to H that if I leave something to be prepared and he prepares it, we all get to eat. His response was, "Why can't your daughters make dinner? They're adults"...ugh, just shoot me. On Mondays it would have to be dinner for 4, on Wednesdays it would be dinner for 3, as easy child goes to boyfriend's after school. And it's true, they are adults, but please. <strong>H</strong> is the one who is demanding dinner, no one else. Heck, I am happy with a bowl of cereal if there is nothing to eat. I've decided to rethink my menu planning and make a crock pot dish on Mondays. It will make my life easier in the long run and then I can be happy knowing that at least there is a meal planned for that evening - if they eat it great, if not oh well. No skin off my nose, I will eat it the leftovers for lunch. And by the time Mondays come around, there are usually leftovers to graze through or just throw some burritos together.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">As for study time, most of my homework and on line studies are done at work. However, there is reading to be done and that takes place at home. Earplugs. Or, the library. I think this first week and all that extra work I wasn't expecting just threw me for a loop. And also H's P/A behavior. Turd. When I've taken classes in the past, I went to the library a lot for reading and studying. I just cannot concentrate with tv's going in the background. Especially after the dinner hour - it is difficult to focus that late. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Thanks, I really needed to just get that out and be heard!~</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 336261, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Thanks ladies~[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]First difficult child: I spoke with her a bit today - she called me from work - and I said what needed to be said. Not sure if she rolled her eyes at me or not but at least I said it and feel better on my end. Hahah. I touched on the curfew thing and will elaborate more later with her. I will see her before I go to class at 5. And I once I have the estimate for damages to my car, difficult child and I will work out a payment plan. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]As for H: Thanks for the tips..I will take all of them under advisement and figure out a plan. I do think a large part of this has to do with finding our groove with the new schedule. I have already suggested to H that if I leave something to be prepared and he prepares it, we all get to eat. His response was, "Why can't your daughters make dinner? They're adults"...ugh, just shoot me. On Mondays it would have to be dinner for 4, on Wednesdays it would be dinner for 3, as easy child goes to boyfriend's after school. And it's true, they are adults, but please. [B]H[/B] is the one who is demanding dinner, no one else. Heck, I am happy with a bowl of cereal if there is nothing to eat. I've decided to rethink my menu planning and make a crock pot dish on Mondays. It will make my life easier in the long run and then I can be happy knowing that at least there is a meal planned for that evening - if they eat it great, if not oh well. No skin off my nose, I will eat it the leftovers for lunch. And by the time Mondays come around, there are usually leftovers to graze through or just throw some burritos together.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]As for study time, most of my homework and on line studies are done at work. However, there is reading to be done and that takes place at home. Earplugs. Or, the library. I think this first week and all that extra work I wasn't expecting just threw me for a loop. And also H's P/A behavior. Turd. When I've taken classes in the past, I went to the library a lot for reading and studying. I just cannot concentrate with tv's going in the background. Especially after the dinner hour - it is difficult to focus that late. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Thanks, I really needed to just get that out and be heard!~[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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