I exerted a lot of patience today. Caz had left the house without completing his task list. Again. He left without his phone. Again. But instead of flying off the handle, I took it very calmly.
I called him at his friend's house, knowing his whole crew was there. Even when he started to answer like a smart alec, I bit my tongue. I explained the things he neglected to do. He owned up to him. I told him that my first instinct was to drive over, pull him out of there, and embarrass him in front of his friends. I told him to be home by 9 and attend to everything on the list, plus some new add-ons (as punishment).
When he came home early, I thought he was making an attempt to make amends. And I think he was. But he kept getting distracted. He still missed things on the list. We got through the night but it was not easy. I really wanted to go to bed early, after sleeping poorly last night. This whole episode kept me up longer than planned. Better luck tomorrow.
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