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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Let wife take over the reins and do not step in--don't criticize, don't do anything except be there for her when it doesn't work out!</div></div>
Jane, I hear you. But at the risk of sounding argumentative, been there done that many times over. It's a cycle. I get to the point where I can't take it any more, and come close to going Katrina on McWeedy. wife (or someone else) then steps in and backs me down. wife takes over as McWeedy's "handler", but that usually ends up with him taking a running leap off Mount Doom into the flaming abyss. wife loses it, I step in to pick up the pieces, repeat cycle.
This time, I thought we'd both cycled into the same zone at the same time. Guess I was wrong. In the end, I may have to do what you suggest. But this time, if I do, the next major meltdown will probably come after he's 18. If there's to be a conflict, I'd hoped to have it before then, when I could still wield some little influence to force him at least one or two steps down a better path.
I still haven't resolved this with wife. Talked with her on the phone several times today, and it's like nothing ever happened last night. Life goes on, and nothing changes.
My son or my wife. What's a gorilla to do when faced with such a choice?
:rolleyes:
Mikey
