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PLONK! - difficult child came home drunk....
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 48717" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Take a sslloooooooww, deeeeeeep, breath and then exhale, Mikey!</p><p></p><p>It's time for a chill pill and taking a new perspective. This is</p><p>an opportunity to see how far off the track he is....for real. It likely will not be a relaxing time but your wife obviously believes he does not need a babysitter so take her lead. You</p><p>get up and go to work and come home like millions of parents do</p><p>every day. When you get home, you fix dinner for two if he is there and dinner for one if he isn't. You have a set curfew for</p><p>weeknights and for weekends. You tell difficult child "since you and I will</p><p>be alone for the next few weeks I need you to be home by 11 PM on</p><p>work nights and 1 AM on Friday and Saturday...I'll have to lock</p><p>the door and hit the hay at those times so please don't be late."</p><p></p><p>Might be a good idea to ask "Son, is there anything that the two</p><p>of us could do for fun while we are alone?" (Maybe bowling or</p><p>eating out at you favorite restaurant or..or..??) That way he</p><p>will know that you hope to enjoy his company.</p><p></p><p>Then start practicing the Serenity Prayer. He MAY decide to make</p><p>it three weeks of hades. He MAY decide to try to be good. He</p><p>may end up in the juvie center. YOU can't make the choice for him but you can make it clear that you hope the weeks will be</p><p>a positive experience. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 48717, member: 35"] Take a sslloooooooww, deeeeeeep, breath and then exhale, Mikey! It's time for a chill pill and taking a new perspective. This is an opportunity to see how far off the track he is....for real. It likely will not be a relaxing time but your wife obviously believes he does not need a babysitter so take her lead. You get up and go to work and come home like millions of parents do every day. When you get home, you fix dinner for two if he is there and dinner for one if he isn't. You have a set curfew for weeknights and for weekends. You tell difficult child "since you and I will be alone for the next few weeks I need you to be home by 11 PM on work nights and 1 AM on Friday and Saturday...I'll have to lock the door and hit the hay at those times so please don't be late." Might be a good idea to ask "Son, is there anything that the two of us could do for fun while we are alone?" (Maybe bowling or eating out at you favorite restaurant or..or..??) That way he will know that you hope to enjoy his company. Then start practicing the Serenity Prayer. He MAY decide to make it three weeks of hades. He MAY decide to try to be good. He may end up in the juvie center. YOU can't make the choice for him but you can make it clear that you hope the weeks will be a positive experience. DDD [/QUOTE]
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