What to do

we are having trouble with braxton.

when people told me to, "just wait, it only gets worse" or "wait until he is a teenager", i thought oh it can't be that bad. well!, i was wrong!!! it has happened and he isn't even a teenager yet.

all week we have been having trouble with him not telling us he has homework or that he has a test until about 8 or so at night. we have sat down and talked to him about it. we have told him that when you get home from school you are to do your homework right away. well this hasn't happened. i am not going to sit there and baby him and say "braxton do you have homework tonight, do you have a test tomorrow?" he is old enough to be able to tell me what he has, i can't read his mind!

so last night and this morning has set jared and i both off! to make a long story reallly short. he lied to me and never studied for one of the tests. so needless to say he is in trouble and jared is going to have a talk with him. i am not getting through to him so it is time that jared tries again.

he has been acting like a totally different child than before. he is being mouthy, mean and just downright bad all the way around.

he is grounded from all the gas powered vehicles and can not go with one of his friends this weekend and will be cleaning (deep cleaning) the house all wknd long. if he can't get straightened up then he will be watching football from the sidelines and won't be playing in the game.

jared is going to talk to him tonight and see what is going on and see if he can't get to the bottom of his attitude.

so wish us luck and pray for God to give me patience. i have none!

i know this is just the beginning but i am wanting to get a hold on it now so maybe it won't be so bad later.