by Guest » Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:49 am
Of course, I'm not stupid, but after being told here keep lines of communication open, don't foster resentment etc what can I do but listen, accept and move on with a much closer eye and more questions than I had cast over him previously. He knows he's being watched more carefully now to see who/were/what and I'm not as trusting so hopefully that is enough for now.
I don't think he's behaving uncharacteristically so don't think there is anything going on and don't want to make this bigger than it is - he's done stupid stuff before, he's a teen, I just was shocked by the lies and the extent of them as we never saw any reason for the lies other than he had been told not to go to a certain area for good reason. I have no issues with kids from that area, the ones causing trouble might not even be from there but it is rough.
Anyway with a renewed eye over his social life and not being too hard on him hopefully the two will be enough to keep him making better decisions.
He has 4 days of sport and is very focused.
Of course, I'm not stupid, but after being told here keep lines of communication open, don't foster resentment etc what can I do but listen, accept and move on with a much closer eye and more questions than I had cast over him previously. He knows he's being watched more carefully now to see who/were/what and I'm not as trusting so hopefully that is enough for now.
I don't think he's behaving uncharacteristically so don't think there is anything going on and don't want to make this bigger than it is - he's done stupid stuff before, he's a teen, I just was shocked by the lies and the extent of them as we never saw any reason for the lies other than he had been told not to go to a certain area for good reason. I have no issues with kids from that area, the ones causing trouble might not even be from there but it is rough.
Anyway with a renewed eye over his social life and not being too hard on him hopefully the two will be enough to keep him making better decisions.
He has 4 days of sport and is very focused.