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Ok, so...thoughts - difficult child's, dogs, and husband's.
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 153270" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>husband and I have had this very STRONG agreement that we would NEVER EVER have a dog. Neither of us wants the responsibility. When difficult child started his problems late last summer - his yearning for a dog was amongst the issues. It got to the point where I really believed that he really did need a dog and I was almost ready to get one. However, husband still is an unmovable NO! This winter/spring, easy child decided she would buy a dog (she got a kitten last year but we would not allow it in the house so she kept it a friend's home before finally giving it away). I only agreed because I knew if it was hers, I can hold her responsible (a 17 yr old is old enough to be home to let it out whenever - she is done with school - and get its shots, ect.). husband is very upset but I really believe it has made a world of good for difficult child. So, husband has nothing to do with its care and I reluctantly take it out in the mornings (suppose to be difficult child's time but it is too early for him) and two lunch times per week when easy child is working and can't get home. I absolutley HATE it (even though the dog is very sweet and cute) but have decided it is part of what difficult child needs for his health. easy child needs to get home by curfew so she can take puppy out and difficult child has a "soulmate" to play with when no one else is available. Puppy will go with easy child when she moves out and then we may get difficult child a little bit bigger dog (I think he needs a medium size one to play with). The medium size dog will be an outside one.</p><p> </p><p>I absolutely have the added responsibility - but it is a mom thing to try to do what is best for your kids.</p><p> </p><p>No insight on husband using kids as "Go fors".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 153270, member: 5096"] husband and I have had this very STRONG agreement that we would NEVER EVER have a dog. Neither of us wants the responsibility. When difficult child started his problems late last summer - his yearning for a dog was amongst the issues. It got to the point where I really believed that he really did need a dog and I was almost ready to get one. However, husband still is an unmovable NO! This winter/spring, easy child decided she would buy a dog (she got a kitten last year but we would not allow it in the house so she kept it a friend's home before finally giving it away). I only agreed because I knew if it was hers, I can hold her responsible (a 17 yr old is old enough to be home to let it out whenever - she is done with school - and get its shots, ect.). husband is very upset but I really believe it has made a world of good for difficult child. So, husband has nothing to do with its care and I reluctantly take it out in the mornings (suppose to be difficult child's time but it is too early for him) and two lunch times per week when easy child is working and can't get home. I absolutley HATE it (even though the dog is very sweet and cute) but have decided it is part of what difficult child needs for his health. easy child needs to get home by curfew so she can take puppy out and difficult child has a "soulmate" to play with when no one else is available. Puppy will go with easy child when she moves out and then we may get difficult child a little bit bigger dog (I think he needs a medium size one to play with). The medium size dog will be an outside one. I absolutely have the added responsibility - but it is a mom thing to try to do what is best for your kids. No insight on husband using kids as "Go fors". [/QUOTE]
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