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Dec. 30th, 2013 06:24 pm Still falling apart. I am the only one who is really sick now, although Josh still has a slight cold and my husband hasn't been getting enough sleep (because I've been sleeping in and he gets up with Josh).
On top of that, I burned my fingertips when I touched a hot pan and now my skin is peeling and I can't leave it alone.
We bought some new bath towels and drinking glasses today and that was nice, I enjoy buying new stuff.
I've lost my patience with my son so much lately. He just seems like he's completely oblivious to any type of etiquette or common sense. He demands things and doesn't appreciate them when he gets them. He begged and begged for Minecraft, we (well, Santa) got it for him and he's played it like, twice. He expects perfection from everyone and everything and becomes irrational when he doesn't get it. He still interrupts, doesn't use his manners, sometimes he doesn't speak when spoken to...and then he goes to his therapist and pretends everything's fine. "We haven't fought lately" he says, even if we just had a huge meltdown that morning. I let him go in to talk to her alone, because I want him to feel free to talk without me sitting right there, but I think I still need to go in there more often. But when I do, it seems like we don't make any progress and I'm not sure if talking at him about manners and behavior is helping.
I hate the kind of mother I have to be with him. I hate that I can't be gentle and let him lead the way because with him, if you give him an inch, he takes a mile. I've had to become a lot more controlling than I want to be. I didn't want to have to be so firm but he is too headstrong.
On top of that, I burned my fingertips when I touched a hot pan and now my skin is peeling and I can't leave it alone.
We bought some new bath towels and drinking glasses today and that was nice, I enjoy buying new stuff.
I've lost my patience with my son so much lately. He just seems like he's completely oblivious to any type of etiquette or common sense. He demands things and doesn't appreciate them when he gets them. He begged and begged for Minecraft, we (well, Santa) got it for him and he's played it like, twice. He expects perfection from everyone and everything and becomes irrational when he doesn't get it. He still interrupts, doesn't use his manners, sometimes he doesn't speak when spoken to...and then he goes to his therapist and pretends everything's fine. "We haven't fought lately" he says, even if we just had a huge meltdown that morning. I let him go in to talk to her alone, because I want him to feel free to talk without me sitting right there, but I think I still need to go in there more often. But when I do, it seems like we don't make any progress and I'm not sure if talking at him about manners and behavior is helping.
I hate the kind of mother I have to be with him. I hate that I can't be gentle and let him lead the way because with him, if you give him an inch, he takes a mile. I've had to become a lot more controlling than I want to be. I didn't want to have to be so firm but he is too headstrong.
