‘Tis The Season

’tis the season to be jolly. for things that the children want, but will not receive.

’tis the season for the electronic free zone to enter our home, but only for 2, as they did something they were told not to.

’tis the season for the children to argue with each other, tell me they’re bored, and refuse to be kind and helpful.

’tis the season for the repeated question “can I have my device back?” everyday of the Christmas break.

It really was ’tis the season, until that final day of school before the break. I got the call from my son’s teacher. He had somehow disabled the school’s wifi security system, so they could not track his online activity. He does not see anything wrong with this action. The school sees things a little differently on this. The librarian, who is the school tech person, was flabbergasted. She had to refer to the school district to get involved, and now we wait for the next steps. Until then, I need to take drastic action with him, so he understands the severity of his actions. He still doesn’t get it. He thinks they are dumb for making this an issue. WOW! He needs to understand that this does have consequences, and he will have to suffer some pain with this. I need him to follow rules, do his school work, and be accountable for both good and bad actions. He is so upset with me, and continually asks me if he can have his devices back. I wrote him a letter, expressing why he cannot have them back. This might avoid the “why” question.. for a few minutes.

I am on the struggle bus in a major way with this situation.

’tis the season…