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Originally Posted by Floyd47
I read your post last night... I don't look forward to those types of things. I think only in the last couple years I realized how those types of situations must suck for parents, even though they can't let you know that.
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Like Ed said, the job of parenting is hard. However, it is so rewarding at the same time. All of our parents went through it with all of us, and they all survived, as did all of us. In my case, the tough/hard times are very rare, which is a blessing. I am entering the teen years, so there will be new things to deal with and I just hope that the expectations and responsibility has been set so that he knows how to make good decisions and the consequences if he chooses to not. In a few years when he gets to high school, if we still live in NYC, he will be commuting to school every day. So I need to be damn sure that he is making good decisions.
I expressed to him on Monday, in no uncertain terms, that based on his past ability to be honest and trustworthy, the he had obtained a certain amount of freedom and autonomy. But his recent actions had put all of the into a very precarious position and I was ready to put back on the shackles. Hopefully a week with no phone, no free time with friends, no TV, just sitting in his room after school and all other non-eating times leaves an impression on him.