The Return of the King

The Lizard King returned from Nature's Classroom.  Demi and I were excited to have him home.  We missed him.  At least until he opened his mouth.  Yes, he was tired.  Yes, he was dirty.  Yes, he stunk.  But he definitely had changed environments quickly.  He had gone from living with 23 other 13 year old boys, hiking and playing out doors to family rules and family expectations.  Honestly, XBOX seemed to be the root of all evil.  As soon as XBOX time was done, the mouth started.  He had it in his head that he was owed time for "roughing it" without electronics for 4 days.  Needless to say, Demi and I did not agree.  And so the boundaries were test.  The Lizard King was relentless.  He would not stop arguing, bargaining, or complaining.  I finally had to send him to his room to calm down.  It eventually worked.  I can only imagine that this re-entry was just a drop in the buck compared to something like coming home for the first summer after college.  Can't wait......