Downward Spiral

I watch my son & see him slipping into this downward spiral. He’s continually late to school. And late to classes. So much so that he’s lost a quarter credit of his language requirement. He just missed losing a quarter credit in history by 1 tardy.
 He knows that this is an “easy fix” and that he’s got to get his butt to school on time. My husband is always ready for him on time. We call into his room throughout the morning to make sure he’s alive & moving. No results. Today, he didn’t even leave the house till 10 minutes after school started.
 
Nothing we do has any consequence. We’ve taken things away, we’ve kept him from going anywhere. Nothing. I have not received any response from the center. I’ve given up on them. I tried “giving it over to God” and nothing happened. I’ve fought this tooth & nail, nothing.
 
I feel downer than down. It almost hurts. I don’t know what to do with him. Yes, I KNOW let the “consequences fall where they may.” It still hurts excruciatingly to watch when I know he has so much potential & he just wants to screw up his life. He WANTS to screw up his life! That’s what kills me.
 
I feel like there’s no where to turn.