StantonHyde
06-05-2013, 01:29 AM
Honestly, my kids are sh!t magnets when DH is not home. I have had to break the news about the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, AND Santa Claus! Have the sex talk and read the book with DS! Puking, pooping, robbery break in--oh yeah, only when DH is working at night!
And tonight--it is time for bed. I tell DS to get off the computer. He can't/doesn't want to shut down and is hiding it from me. Oh no you don't kid! I made him bring it over and it is some gross shooter game (free on the web-great). WHUCK!!!! He is almost 11. He knows better. He knows it is not appropriate.
He starts sobbing that he is an awful person and that he is addicted to these games and has been playing them for a while now. I promptly set up parental controls that only allows him access to PBS kids and told him he is off the computer for 3 days. He is beating himself up--how could he be so stupid? He says he prayed for forgiveness. Honestly, save the drama!!!!!!!!
I told him he made a mistake, he took responsibility for it, he asked for help to make sure he didn't do it again, and we move on. He was thankful I took him off the computer. You would think with all the sobbing and chest thumping etc etc he had run over somebody!!!!
So now I get to call DH tomorrow (I will be at work) and tell him to fix the parental controls and talk with DS when he picks him up tomorrow.
Good gravy. Why can't this happen on DH's watch--just once!!!!!!!
And tonight--it is time for bed. I tell DS to get off the computer. He can't/doesn't want to shut down and is hiding it from me. Oh no you don't kid! I made him bring it over and it is some gross shooter game (free on the web-great). WHUCK!!!! He is almost 11. He knows better. He knows it is not appropriate.
He starts sobbing that he is an awful person and that he is addicted to these games and has been playing them for a while now. I promptly set up parental controls that only allows him access to PBS kids and told him he is off the computer for 3 days. He is beating himself up--how could he be so stupid? He says he prayed for forgiveness. Honestly, save the drama!!!!!!!!
I told him he made a mistake, he took responsibility for it, he asked for help to make sure he didn't do it again, and we move on. He was thankful I took him off the computer. You would think with all the sobbing and chest thumping etc etc he had run over somebody!!!!
So now I get to call DH tomorrow (I will be at work) and tell him to fix the parental controls and talk with DS when he picks him up tomorrow.
Good gravy. Why can't this happen on DH's watch--just once!!!!!!!