Two hours after Sonny brings home a behavior sheet with the not-a-good-boy box checked off (“refused to do his work today”), he sits calmly at the kitchen table and does his math homework like math has never been a problem for him. 5+4? No sweat. 6+3? 8+2? He was like, geez, people, give me some credit here, I can do this in my sleep. Then he traced letters (sloppily) and colored with crayons (insanely sloppily), and then he shouted, “I earn Lumpy Pillow!” I’m used to bad behavior at school overflowing into the evening hours, but last night was really one of his better nights. He actually went to bed a little late, because he was reading so nicely with his mom. The kid’s like a roulette wheel — I never know where to place my bet.
I’m on the road today through the weekend. Have a good one — back Tuesday.
January 19, 2009 at 11:47 am
My son is unpredictable as well, he typically behaves well at school, and then lets loose when he gets home. It’s like he holds back all the aggression, anxiety and whatever else he feels at school until he gets home.
January 24, 2009 at 7:46 am
Oh I hear ya! its kind of nice though, lol, life is NEVER boring!
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