Thanks, everyone, for the support. I know I overreacted; it was just so frustrating. Especially when I was expecting to hear about adolescence, not behavior modification!

Nautigal: "Well, that's easy enough -- if I am not aware of my son's homework, it's not done!" I LOVE this - it made me laugh. And, we've got the feet dragging, too, but it's not a statement, it just seems to be the way he is.

We have been to therapy to just get him to talk about his behavior and he really, truly seems not to know why he does what he does.

I'll check out some of the resources on here.

It all just gets so overwhelming sometimes. And, then I feel so exhausted from dealing with him that I can't take on other things, let alone be told that I just have to "work harder". Bleah!


What I am is good enough, if I would only be it openly. ~Carl Rogers