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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 162979" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I'm with Sara on this one. He may have been selfish and rude to you but in the grand scheme of things, it really was nothing major. </p><p> </p><p>If you really wanted him at the game, you should have just told him he couldn't go to the river party. You didn't. He did what he felt would be more fun. There will be many baseball games. There is only this one river party (in his mind, anyway).</p><p> </p><p>I think I would have been beyond cranky if I overslept for something I felt was this important, especially at 11 (and I was not a problem child in any way, shape or form). If my mother knew I needed to be somewhere at 11 am and let me sleep, I would have been furious with her. Truth be told, I think I'd be that way today. Even with my daughter, I gave her the option of me giving her a wake up call if I knew she needed to be somewhere at a certain time. Otherwise, there wasn't enough money for me to wake her up.</p><p> </p><p>I might talk to him about his responsibilities to others, including his coach and teammate sometime during the week (not tonight). I would have him apologize to the coach either verbally or in writing (again, not tonight). Other than that, I'd enjoy the stories he tells of having a great time or commiserate if it was a huge disappointment. </p><p> </p><p>You could also talk to him about understanding how hard it is to get up sometimes and offer to wake him if he specifically asks for a wake up at a certain time. Otherwise, his oversleeping is his responsibility and he's expected to be civil regardless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 162979, member: 3626"] I'm with Sara on this one. He may have been selfish and rude to you but in the grand scheme of things, it really was nothing major. If you really wanted him at the game, you should have just told him he couldn't go to the river party. You didn't. He did what he felt would be more fun. There will be many baseball games. There is only this one river party (in his mind, anyway). I think I would have been beyond cranky if I overslept for something I felt was this important, especially at 11 (and I was not a problem child in any way, shape or form). If my mother knew I needed to be somewhere at 11 am and let me sleep, I would have been furious with her. Truth be told, I think I'd be that way today. Even with my daughter, I gave her the option of me giving her a wake up call if I knew she needed to be somewhere at a certain time. Otherwise, there wasn't enough money for me to wake her up. I might talk to him about his responsibilities to others, including his coach and teammate sometime during the week (not tonight). I would have him apologize to the coach either verbally or in writing (again, not tonight). Other than that, I'd enjoy the stories he tells of having a great time or commiserate if it was a huge disappointment. You could also talk to him about understanding how hard it is to get up sometimes and offer to wake him if he specifically asks for a wake up at a certain time. Otherwise, his oversleeping is his responsibility and he's expected to be civil regardless. [/QUOTE]
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