Last night, after a weekend away, we came home to a broken dryer, dripping tub, and a phone call from Blue wanting to make a big change in his college plans. One that we have never discussed as even a remote possibility. After listening to his almost convincing list of reasons, I told him we needed more information, and that we would talk about it. He then informed me that he needed to decide now! "Now?! But this is the first we've heard of any of this!"
After some back and forth, and sensing I was going to lose my temper, I passed the phone to K., who said the same things I did. He also started out calm, and then needed to stop. The discussion of the balance of power and money between him and us has continued through emails.
Oh, what to do? I started knitting and managed half a sock, K. tried to fix the dryer, we hung clothes on racks all around the living room, so we'd have something to wear today. Moon wanted to know if we wanted his two cents worth? There was an in unison reply of, "No!"
Again, I do not like this in-between place with Blue- not knowing when to cheer him and his quest for independence on, or when to wield our parental power because we do know a thing or three… I'm going to go hang up more clothes to dry, something I know how to do.
"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am!" -Dr. Seuss
