Good point, Dude. I'm going to have some of this discussion with his piano teacher. My husband has convinced me to keep him in lessons, that we'll regret it if we pull him out now. I'm still not sure but that's how we are proceeding. He wants me to "let it go" and that is very, very hard. I don't know how to continue without getting more stressed about it. This morning, during son's piano time, he curled up in my bed, hid under the blankets and refused to come out. So, I said "I don't like it when you behave this way. I expect better of you" and walked out. Same thing when it was horn time. Then, it was time to get up and finish getting ready for school and I kept having to tell him every five minutes to get ready. So, off he went, without his teeth brushed, without his library book (due today), and without his medicine.
I don't understand this kid at all.
Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions, advice, and stories. It all helped me think things through and, although I'm not sure about the decision we made, at least it had some thought and wasn't an emotional reaction. We'll proabably take the summer off from piano.
