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Trying to ignore a gnawing panic in my belly...
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 95503" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Well, we took away her keys for now. I'm helping her find her own insurance. We had a sit down discussion and hopefully she will "snap to it". H does not want to send her to her dad's while I'm gone. He feels that everything will be fine and that she will be respectful of her. Also, he doesn't want that to become a routine (we go away, she goes to dads). Part of being an adult and being responsible to both herself and us (and our home) means going through her mom's absence and KNOWING the difference between right and wrong and making the right choices for herself. That is H's stance on this. So, I will take my car with me to the airport and park it there. easy child's car will be home for H's use, difficult child doesn't have a key and it's standard anyway and she's a little rusty on standards since she totaled hers last May!</p><p></p><p>I also had to have a chat with her about Monkeyboy. When I went home last night, she and Monkeyboy were lying on the couch under a blanket. Big No No. We hardly even know this kid and it makes everyone feel uncomfortable for them to be lying under a blanket with each other on our couch. We have a small house; it's not like they are in private. I had to ask her twice to get up and sit up. Monekyboy, I could see, thought it was all very humorous. We were all in the kitchen wishing H a happy birthday and Monkeyboy is sitting in the other room by himself. I went in there and STRONGLY invited him into the kitchen....I mean, if he's going to be here, he will be expected to hang with the family! Why are these kids so clueless?? And difficult child looked at me and I stared her down. She didn't roll her eyes like I knew she was going to. Tough noogies. </p><p></p><p>So, she hasn't completely gone off the deep end and I think we caught it in time - for now. Thanks for your support, as always.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 95503, member: 2211"] Well, we took away her keys for now. I'm helping her find her own insurance. We had a sit down discussion and hopefully she will "snap to it". H does not want to send her to her dad's while I'm gone. He feels that everything will be fine and that she will be respectful of her. Also, he doesn't want that to become a routine (we go away, she goes to dads). Part of being an adult and being responsible to both herself and us (and our home) means going through her mom's absence and KNOWING the difference between right and wrong and making the right choices for herself. That is H's stance on this. So, I will take my car with me to the airport and park it there. easy child's car will be home for H's use, difficult child doesn't have a key and it's standard anyway and she's a little rusty on standards since she totaled hers last May! I also had to have a chat with her about Monkeyboy. When I went home last night, she and Monkeyboy were lying on the couch under a blanket. Big No No. We hardly even know this kid and it makes everyone feel uncomfortable for them to be lying under a blanket with each other on our couch. We have a small house; it's not like they are in private. I had to ask her twice to get up and sit up. Monekyboy, I could see, thought it was all very humorous. We were all in the kitchen wishing H a happy birthday and Monkeyboy is sitting in the other room by himself. I went in there and STRONGLY invited him into the kitchen....I mean, if he's going to be here, he will be expected to hang with the family! Why are these kids so clueless?? And difficult child looked at me and I stared her down. She didn't roll her eyes like I knew she was going to. Tough noogies. So, she hasn't completely gone off the deep end and I think we caught it in time - for now. Thanks for your support, as always. [/QUOTE]
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