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ngdawg · 04-06-2006, 04:00 PM

First, I see nothing wrong with demanding the homework be done and if he's been that lax at it, it should be checked as well.
Having said that, I know that as the oldest of 4, being put in charge of the others was a huge mistake on my mother's part. I was way too bossy and they were of the thinking, 'You're not mom, I'm not gonna do what you say.'
As for the 'none of your business' retort, you really need to demand what's going on-that's your kid and everything that happens to him is your business.
You might not like this part but....30 miles is at the most, 45 minutes, less than 30 minutes by freeway, if there's one there. This is YOUR kid-I should think he'd be worth the time and effort it might take to get over there and talk immediately instead of waiting for your allotted time. He's in crisis, bordering on depression; grades, crying, fighting....I agree with the attention-getting scenario, but bickering with the ex isn't helping. Someone needs to be the adult, get a spine and fix it.

04-06-2006, 04:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	First, I see nothing wrong with demanding the homework be done and if he's been that lax at it, it should be checked as well. Having said that, I know that as the oldest of 4, being put in charge of the others was a huge mistake on my mother's part. I was way too bossy and they were of the thinking, 'You're not mom, I'm not gonna do what you say.' As for the 'none of your business' retort, you really need to demand what's going on-that's your kid and everything that happens to him is your business. You might not like this part but....30 miles is at the most, 45 minutes, less than 30 minutes by freeway, if there's one there. This is YOUR kid-I should think he'd be worth the time and effort it might take to get over there and talk immediately instead of waiting for your allotted time. He's in crisis, bordering on depression; grades, crying, fighting....I agree with the attention-getting scenario, but bickering with the ex isn't helping. Someone needs to be the adult, get a spine and fix it. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.