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Finally threw down the gauntlet....
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 43941" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Well, maybe something's up...</p><p></p><p>Haven't even had a chance to discuss the ultimatum yet, but he's definitely NOT been included in an "normal" family activities since Friday.</p><p></p><p>The weekend sucked, but as far as I can tell he hasn't been stoned once since Friday (must be a record), hasn't broken curfew, and even spent all afternoon and evening yesterday at two different pothead friends houses and came away sober. He even called to say where he would be, and called again to say he was going somewhere else (no, I didn't have a heart attack, but I came close).</p><p></p><p>This morning, he announced that he was out of gas. wife calmly replied "Oh, that's bad. How will you get to school?", and then went to get dressed. I'm sure he was shocked that we wouldn't give him money for gas when his very education was at stake! :crazy: </p><p></p><p>It was all wife could do to remind him that if he didn't spend so much time playing taxi to the Pothead Posse, he wouldn't be out of gas (and it's 3.15/gallong here - having mooching pothead friends can be sooooo expensive LOL). But, she took the better path and just let him stew about it for 15 minutes or so while she dried her hair and chatted with our daughter about the new cute guy in her class.</p><p> :devil: </p><p>He waited for her to break down for about 5 minutes, then left the room. About 10 minutes later, she sneaked downstairs and put a fiver under his medications. That's just enough to get him to and from school and work for the rest of the week (he gets paid on Friday).</p><p></p><p>She then went and told him to get his skinny rearend out of bed, downstairs to take his medications, go get some gas, and get to school. Oh by the way that five was going on the "loan list" he's been building up since he got sick and couldn't work.</p><p></p><p>Gone in sixty seconds....</p><p></p><p>wife thinks that he expected us to eventually break down and go running back to him like we always did. Not this time. Not ever again.</p><p></p><p>We still haven't washed any of his clothes (except underwear for hygene reasons), since he hasn't cleaned his room. At some point, his cute girlfriend isn't going to get near him; 20 minute showers and Axe deodorant wont compensate for clothes that haven't been washed for weeks....</p><p></p><p>He's still not talking to us, but I think he's starting to get the hint that something's different. I may postpone our "what's your choice" discussion for another week or so, to give him a chance to see that we're for real.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and as of last night, he's still planning to start the clinical study. THAT will be interesting.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 43941, member: 3579"] Well, maybe something's up... Haven't even had a chance to discuss the ultimatum yet, but he's definitely NOT been included in an "normal" family activities since Friday. The weekend sucked, but as far as I can tell he hasn't been stoned once since Friday (must be a record), hasn't broken curfew, and even spent all afternoon and evening yesterday at two different pothead friends houses and came away sober. He even called to say where he would be, and called again to say he was going somewhere else (no, I didn't have a heart attack, but I came close). This morning, he announced that he was out of gas. wife calmly replied "Oh, that's bad. How will you get to school?", and then went to get dressed. I'm sure he was shocked that we wouldn't give him money for gas when his very education was at stake! [img]:crazy:[/img] It was all wife could do to remind him that if he didn't spend so much time playing taxi to the Pothead Posse, he wouldn't be out of gas (and it's 3.15/gallong here - having mooching pothead friends can be sooooo expensive LOL). But, she took the better path and just let him stew about it for 15 minutes or so while she dried her hair and chatted with our daughter about the new cute guy in her class. [img]:devil:[/img] He waited for her to break down for about 5 minutes, then left the room. About 10 minutes later, she sneaked downstairs and put a fiver under his medications. That's just enough to get him to and from school and work for the rest of the week (he gets paid on Friday). She then went and told him to get his skinny rearend out of bed, downstairs to take his medications, go get some gas, and get to school. Oh by the way that five was going on the "loan list" he's been building up since he got sick and couldn't work. Gone in sixty seconds.... wife thinks that he expected us to eventually break down and go running back to him like we always did. Not this time. Not ever again. We still haven't washed any of his clothes (except underwear for hygene reasons), since he hasn't cleaned his room. At some point, his cute girlfriend isn't going to get near him; 20 minute showers and Axe deodorant wont compensate for clothes that haven't been washed for weeks.... He's still not talking to us, but I think he's starting to get the hint that something's different. I may postpone our "what's your choice" discussion for another week or so, to give him a chance to see that we're for real. Oh, and as of last night, he's still planning to start the clinical study. THAT will be interesting. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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