Another couple days gone by and the roller coaster has leveled out a bit thankfully. My son is still unable to accept responsibility for his actions by working off the debt. We don't really know what to do. Parents of normal functioning children have lended their advice; however, those tactics have all been tried and failed in the past when things like this have happen.
My son has spent the last couple of days drawing and playing with his town. He was gently reminded yesterday that I had a list of jobs for him to do to work off the door and his response was -- Don't start talking about that it will make me mad and I'll break something else. I ignored his response and fnished my calm statement and left him be -- in the long run it's got to be him that wants to make things right I can't make him make things right, but he'll not get an allowance until it's paid for. I commenced to my chores in utter dissappointment and it occurred to me that he needs to know I'm disappointed in his unwillingness so I did and that's that. I told him I wouldn't mention another word about it and I haven't.
Don't get me wrong, I have not been focused on this incident with him for the last 3 days and shoving guilt down his throat -- I have just been mulling it around in my head and purging my thoughts and feelings about it in the blog. We have been going about our normal routine.
I must change the subject and say that God has truly blessed me with the most wonderful mother in the world! Oh the wisdom she imparts and the wonderful example she has set as a mother and a Christian.
The phone keeps ringing so that's it for now.
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