Re: *** Offical SPAC 2017 ***
Most of the regulars in here have met my son over the past few years, so this will hit home for some. Had to ground him today for lying to me and the wife... again. He watches a dog in our neighborhood after school 4x a week and today forgot the keys when he left for school. He told he would come back up and get them after to school and head down to watch the dog. Well, I knew he would have to come home by 3:30 to head down (that is when he is supposed to be at the apartment), so when 4:00 rolled around and he had not come home, I shot him quick text to find out where he was since he had not come home to grab the keys. This was the response:
I'm packing up now. The door was open so I went to work.
Yeah, saw through that bullshit like Swiss cheese. So, when he came home, I called his bluff and he tried to stick to his guns. I let it ride for a few then sat him down and said "Bud, your story doesn't hold water." Needless to say, he fell like a firework setup by Brad after SPAC N2. It was heart wrenching to see him cry, knowing that he had been given a lifeline once before (also lying about watching the dog when had not gone over) and decided to not learn from his past mistakes. (Also, found out he had skipped out other times on watching the dog and stayed out playing with his friends. Yeah, that sat well with me when I found that out.) Now he has to come after school the rest of week, crank out the homework, head to his room (or watch the dog, depending on the time,) then spend the rest of his day in his room with just books and Legos. No TV, no phone, no nothing until Saturday. Hopefully this one sticks. Sucks to be a parent sometimes.
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