chris and Sue are home. This is going to be a long month. I have already reminded him about getting a job. He still hasn’t gotten one yet. And really doesn’t seem to be to bothered by this. As my Christmas present, my mom gave him $100 to give to me since he owed me the money. He did not seem to happy. But this payment bought him an extra month on my phone. He is still eating like crazy when he gets home at night. I have no idea how to stop/fix this. I was able to get his friends out of here at 12 the other day; even though he has been told curfew is 11pm since I have so much work and homework. He probably only cooperated because he was so high. We did have another talk about expectations. He tried saying “I’m not getting the job I want for the rest of my life at 18.” I told him he doesn’t need that, it was never expected. I told him how I lived on my own since I was 18 and only had a waitressing job. Therefore, he has no excuses. He surprisingly didn’t argue. And I made sure to keep my voice at one level, non-emotional, non-confrontational, no condescension either.

I am also about to start the part of the book that addresses how this is the parents fault. I have put this off for almost a week. I am tired of it always being my fault. Even though the hardest thing to admit…I have been an over-permissive parent, and this has led to a spoiled brat.