DeHe, I think that is exactly what was eating him. He secretly congratulates himself with the knowledge that he would never be sucked into DD's dramatics, never get played by her (though I try to tell him how wily she can be), etc. etc. He fantasizes about ME going to work so that HE could stay home and work with her...

(He has a sibling who has a similar mix of personality and behavioral traits to DD, too, so there's parenting better than his mom and dad managed wrapped up in this, too.)

It definitely doesn't help that he feels helpless in the face of her hormonal angst, and doesn't understand how self-handicapping and performance-avoidance works.



Just talking to someone else is helpful. smile They've gone off to a community college art class together, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they both come home unscathed...

LOL.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.