Like Father Like Son

August 7, 2013

It's a beautiful Wednesday morning in Mo Val and yes folks, it has already started.  The disrespect! Now what's surprising is the disrespect didn't come from (well it did but not the source) J it actually came from W! Yes I know! Surprising huh! Yeah I thought so.  It started Tuesday afternoon, after school when J had homework to do.  I reminded him many times that he was to get the homework done before he went to his troop meeting.  I know the threat was there but nothing happened.  So what if he didn't finish his homework, what would have happened nothing! See that's why I hate being so involved in J's life. It doesn't matter we have to go to his troop meetings anyways and he might as well come anyways. Anyways, I told him about his homework and of course the answer I get is "I will!" Yeah I heard that before!!! So what happens, it doesn't get done! So we go to the Troop meeting. 

Wednesday morning: I wake up early and get my run in (nice one BTW). I get back and I see J having breakfast (me thinking he has already done his homework) and I ask him did you do your homework? J says, "no, I will." Oh those infamous words again!!!  So I get on J about that and I don't get any help from W at all!!! I'm left to fend for myself to get on him about that!!! You know I remember when we first got J.  W didn't want to have anything to do with him at first then he slowly warmed up to him and started to deal with him.  Not helping in the sense of watching him or anything like that.  I mean being there while I cook dinner! So anyways back to what I was saying, I just tell J that I don't think he should be watching t.v. b/c he has homework to do.  J says, "I will!" Of course after I take my shower, I see BOTH W & J watching t.v. and J not doing his homework!!! So now, after t.v. (you see, J ALWAYS finds time for t.v.) and when I get told "I didn't have the time." is not cutting with me anymore! I'm tired of that excuse! You see, if you spent that time doing your homework that you spent watching it, you would be done!

Now I know where J gets his disrespect from.  W is JUST as bad as J.  I see how W talks to his mom.  Just like J talks to me! J is only mirroring W on what he see and does.  But you know W won't admit to that! So I'm STUCK! I know I could leave at any time b/c I have a place where I can go and stay.  It's just a matter of timing or actually doing it.  But for how long can I deal with this?  Should I deal with this? I will continue to pray upon the Lord and see what He wants for me.