And you wonder why some species eat their young.

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:)

Your answers have me ready to pee myself laughing. Because I've thought the SAME THINGS before. LOL


*hugs and chocolate (and booze, if you want it)*

All of the above accepted GLADLY!

Kids. Can't live with 'em, can't kill 'em!

Funny! Now I have to wonder what my DOG is thinking half the time.
But you better rip of BOTH dialing fingers just to be safe.

I'm missing somehting: what's the big evil in going to the library alone?

He's ten years old, and we've already had one run in with CPS last year. He stays within sight of the house if out on his own, just to play it safe. Also, his library behavior when unsupervised is questionable at best. He needs a big brother to ride herd on him and remind him not to shout in ecstasy every three seconds.

Questionable unsupervised behavior trumps all.

Can you give him benchmarks? like "when you are 11, you can {fitb, have the chance to show you are responsible}." i mean, how aware is he that he needs to modify his behavior pattern in order to earn independence?

Pretty aware, but so far no joy. He IS working on it, and the librarian is keeping me posted as well as to how he's doing.

The benchmark is:

When the librarian and your brother aren't reporting shouting from you on a steady basis (no more than once or twice per month!) then you will be ready to handle the library on your own, so long as you are also 12 years old so I don't have to fret that the town clown will report us to CPS for neglecting you by letting you wander four blocks from home on your own. But once you aren't shouting, they can walk you up and leave you there on your own until you call for them to come bring you home. Yes, we have to be THAT careful here.

Gha.

Edited at 2009-01-08 06:31 am (UTC)