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Sooo.... my son is relatively well behaved, he's in his senior year in school, doing well in school (woohoo) and been plodding along.
Over the last couple months he's rekindled a relationship with a girl he knew from school, who graduated last year and is now in college. They seem to be very into each other.
Well, last nite, my dog was whimpering and I woke up to let him out of jr's room only to find the door locked! First thought was that she was in there with him, but after some knocking, then pounding - no answer!
Dad woke up, unlocked the door w/ some pin, and low and behold, no jr - just a wide open window - how cliche huh?
Anyhow, we knew where he was - and I knew why my heating bill had gone up so high recently - and dad texted him to find his way home.
Dad wakes up early to go to work, no son in the house - goes out to his car - he's outside on the driveway.
He was so afraid of knocking on the door that he stayed outside.
I have lots of different thoughts about this one - i snuck out too - but the two things that bother me are the wide open window, lack of common sense in general and the vast distraction this relationship may cause him.
Wondering how to balance supporting him in making better choices as he launches into adult-hood and any discipline that might have any affect other than disdain for his parents!
Any memorable words from your parents or things that helped you as you came into your own? Especially from the boys in this crowd - I'm good with intuit'g a girls thinking, but pretty bad with a boy's thinking...
Over the last couple months he's rekindled a relationship with a girl he knew from school, who graduated last year and is now in college. They seem to be very into each other.
Well, last nite, my dog was whimpering and I woke up to let him out of jr's room only to find the door locked! First thought was that she was in there with him, but after some knocking, then pounding - no answer!
Dad woke up, unlocked the door w/ some pin, and low and behold, no jr - just a wide open window - how cliche huh?
Anyhow, we knew where he was - and I knew why my heating bill had gone up so high recently - and dad texted him to find his way home.
Dad wakes up early to go to work, no son in the house - goes out to his car - he's outside on the driveway.
He was so afraid of knocking on the door that he stayed outside.
I have lots of different thoughts about this one - i snuck out too - but the two things that bother me are the wide open window, lack of common sense in general and the vast distraction this relationship may cause him.
Wondering how to balance supporting him in making better choices as he launches into adult-hood and any discipline that might have any affect other than disdain for his parents!
Any memorable words from your parents or things that helped you as you came into your own? Especially from the boys in this crowd - I'm good with intuit'g a girls thinking, but pretty bad with a boy's thinking...