Teenagers!!!!
Mine is being difficult. He spent the night at a friend’s house, supplied no contact number after I asked him to, and hadn’t checked in as of 7pm this evening. I was worried, annoyed, and worried. I ransacked the recycling and found an old cell phone bill. I called random numbers (and got curious teenage boys on the other end wondering why a random older woman was calling) and finally got lucky and found the number of where the boy was at. Yes, I raised my voice but didn’t yell. Yes, I told him that he was being grounded for the next two weeks for being irresponsible. He proceeded to call it “bullshit” and I tacked on another week of having to stay home and take his punishment. He then totally freaked out and started being even more sassy/disrespectful. It has been the ongoing poilcy to check in. He knows this. It is a responsibility that he knows he has to abide by if he is going to stay out all weekend with his friends. He has continued to ignore those rules and I think I finally got tired of hearing excuses and seeing nothing change.
His grades, even though school has only been in session for two weeks, are terrible right now. He’s turned in no work for a couple classes. He is also blaming everyone but himself for the trouble that he’s getting in.
I knew I would love the teen years.