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<blockquote data-quote="Wonderful Family" data-source="post: 327080"><p>I agree; I don't think necessarily letting difficult child fail is the right answer; just no clue what to do. Something husband and I really need to look at if we don't see him trying. The reality is I don't know that he can actually do the work at school - some days yes, some no.</p><p> </p><p>The passive aggressivness is really horrible in the last couple of weeks. easy child asked me this morning on the way to school if I would like difficult child to attend HS away from home, like a college. I took the 5th - after easy child said he was sorry, he shouldn't have asked that because I can't answer that kind of question - and he's only 7. Teachers/other adults continuously surprised at easy child's level of emotional maturity and how easily he reads people; for a while there, it was required for his own safety and survivial.</p><p> </p><p>I don't know what to do, I know difficult child really is sick, I just get so tired of dealing with the behavior. I think I've also reached the point where what was acceptable 6 months ago (because it was an improvement) is no longer good enough and my tolerance is quite low. We had a great run for about 6 weeks this fall, wonderful birthday - and now we're back where we were before. Not horrid, but still miserable.</p><p> </p><p>Failing school will, I'm sure, just makes things worse, that was why we pulled him and put difficult child in a private school a couple of years ago. </p><p> </p><p>Home schooling is not much of an option for us; difficult child would never begin to cooperate. difficult child has no real interests outside of an online game he plays with his Dad; but we're not talking about a gamer who will do nothing else (that's husband).</p><p> </p><p>We'll see how it goes; I also just have to remember that this is still such a better Christmas season than we've ever had before and I'm sure that is part of it. It's been a while since holidays were the "joy" that they are supposed to be; still good, but we have to anticipate difficult child's triggers constantly during this period.</p><p> </p><p>My poor sister is dealing with my difficult child mother; I don't have the patience to deal with any of her antics at the moment myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wonderful Family, post: 327080"] I agree; I don't think necessarily letting difficult child fail is the right answer; just no clue what to do. Something husband and I really need to look at if we don't see him trying. The reality is I don't know that he can actually do the work at school - some days yes, some no. The passive aggressivness is really horrible in the last couple of weeks. easy child asked me this morning on the way to school if I would like difficult child to attend HS away from home, like a college. I took the 5th - after easy child said he was sorry, he shouldn't have asked that because I can't answer that kind of question - and he's only 7. Teachers/other adults continuously surprised at easy child's level of emotional maturity and how easily he reads people; for a while there, it was required for his own safety and survivial. I don't know what to do, I know difficult child really is sick, I just get so tired of dealing with the behavior. I think I've also reached the point where what was acceptable 6 months ago (because it was an improvement) is no longer good enough and my tolerance is quite low. We had a great run for about 6 weeks this fall, wonderful birthday - and now we're back where we were before. Not horrid, but still miserable. Failing school will, I'm sure, just makes things worse, that was why we pulled him and put difficult child in a private school a couple of years ago. Home schooling is not much of an option for us; difficult child would never begin to cooperate. difficult child has no real interests outside of an online game he plays with his Dad; but we're not talking about a gamer who will do nothing else (that's husband). We'll see how it goes; I also just have to remember that this is still such a better Christmas season than we've ever had before and I'm sure that is part of it. It's been a while since holidays were the "joy" that they are supposed to be; still good, but we have to anticipate difficult child's triggers constantly during this period. My poor sister is dealing with my difficult child mother; I don't have the patience to deal with any of her antics at the moment myself. [/QUOTE]
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