After our removal if items from the boys room on Tuesday, one would imagine he would shape up.
Not so much.
Friday - "Do you have any homework?"
Nope!
That's standard for a Friday though, so it wasn't unusual.
Then- this morning, Mother' Day morning, Wife says "How is that report of yours coming?"
He head drops, eyes looking at the floor.
His teacher said he did not try and needs to add at least 2 more paragraphs. Of COURSE, he didn't bring any of his notes home, so he has to do the research to do 2 more paragraphs.
We arranged a study area so the rest of the family could continue about our day while he works on his project.
Every 10 minutes, he needs something- an eraser, a glass of water, "I'm hungry", bathroom, etc etc
During a break, I go to check the history on the netbook where he was "doing research"...
I think you can probably guess the result. You tube videos of Lego Star Wars.
Suddenly, he feels sick to his stomach and feels like he needs to throw up.
Suddenly, I decide that I will now remove all choice in his wardrobe and sleeping space. He has 3, blue shirts and 3 gray shorts, one pair of shoes. In bed- one pillow, one sheet, one blanket. No extra pillows, no extra blankets, no stuffed animals. I took the posters off the wall, took the amp for his guitar (I did leave the guitar...) removed the extra dresser he didn't need (since the clothes were gone) and the black cushiony chair.
Apparently we ease up too fast. So this week we need to focus on relentlessly trying to keep the boy on task.
He says "I'm an idiot!" of course we say "No, you have the mental capacity to do whatever you want. You make personal decisions to avoid hard work. That's not being an idiot. It's making a choice."
So- Happy Mother's Day, all you moms out there!
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