mattswife's Journal

It has rained here every day this week. I dont mind a little rain but I mean a whole week now thats a bit much.Today should be Matt's last day of work but he's having second thoughts.He was off yesterday because I had teacher conferences for the kids.It was kind of nice to have him home but at the same time kind of a pain. Its a strange thing im struggling with here. I think that maybe if he had some time off we would get along better but i also think that we may end up getting along worse. I honstly wonder if we shouldnt separate for a while so he could see what he would be missing if I left. He treats me like a maid and a babysitter and i feel like hes my 4th child. Its a real pain in the ass to deal with 3 actual kids and one 27 year old kid. Anyhow enough about that. I'm starting to feel  completly helpless as a parent with my kids. My 7 year old steals constantly. He's taken $11 to school in the past week. He lies about where he gets the money from and usually says  its from a friends. He stole $5 out of Matt's wallet and $6 off of our desk. I'm lost on what to do about this because nothing i try works. He thinks everything is funny and I get no respect from him what so ever. I need help and the bad thing is everyone I ask eg: his school,his phsyciatrist, his teachers,etc. have no suggestions.This kid makes me dread waking up everyday and I feel horrible for thinking that way. Is anybody else feeling this way because of their kids? Or is it just me??