Here we go again. It's time for the progress reports to come out (this Friday, I think) and the skids are both failing 4 out of 7 classes yet again. I am wondering what DH will be doing about this because this is the same six weeks that he told the skids that "things are going to change". Is he going to keep his word and start taking things away or will it just be another lecture where the skids roll their eyes and get more attitude than a woman who is going through PMS?!

I can only hope that he will stick to his word (if he doesn't, those skids will never believe anything he says), but I am already steeling myself for what seems to be inevitable....absolutely nothing of substance.

To be fair...he has been trying to be more strict with the homework, but we are still getting emails that homework isn't being turned in (even if we know it was completed...the skids aren't turning it in!). But...how in the world do you make a child hand in the work? We can not take them by the hand every single day, to every single class to ensure that the work is turned in. Now, the zeros aren't ALL from work that we know has been completed, but every zero in that grade book makes a difference.

The pure hatred that I can feel coming off those skids when DH tries to put his foot down about the grades (because really...that's the only thing he ever really gets on to them about), it's unreal. I would have never imagined that a kid could be that hateful (towards me...sure, but towards dad? Wow!) and show so much disgust. I also would have never believed that DH would be so blind to that behavior. It's unreal.

I am really tempted to call AM and offer to pay whatever child support she wants just to get them out of the house! (ok...maybe not whatever she wants, but you get the picture).

I have been so proud of DH for trying to take charge, but I am not seeing more than a lecture here or there over the grades, none of what he said he would do (taking away privileges, etc).

I am losing faith in my DH and I really don't like it. We were supposed to build an add-on to his house starting early next year so that we (DD and I) could live there, but I really think that I am going to tell him not to bother, because I can't live in the same house with such hateful people and the adult that caves at every hard time....(sigh)....