Thanks GoingForward. My s9 is already where your s12 is. I'm sure part of it is genetic, and part environment. If you can find ways to help your S12 diffuse some of it, that is great. Help him figure out ways that help him diffuse it, and how to channel it in another way besides violence or anger.
The thing we have to be careful of is going behind our H's backs. I don't do this very much anymore, because I know it's not a good way to build the R between our sons and their fathers.
One thing that I have noticed, is that I have been respecting my H on how he does things, meaning stick up for him and what he says goes, and I have noticed that he is more patient than he was before. I think I also need to bring up more positive things my sons do when talking about them, instead of just bringing up the problems I face.
My H never did bring up the whole cussing at him thing, and never apologized to him either.
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H and I had a littl argument. I'll have to explain more later, but it's about s9 again. He got in trouble again at school and the teachers want to talk to us. I'm just frustrated that things are NOT getting better, and H is adamant that he is going to school no matter whether he hates it or what. He's so closed minded and I really think a lot of it has to do with me and before the sitch. I'll have to explain later though, s3 keeps pulling my arms.
Me 33 H 34 S9 S3 M 6 yrs (2gether 11 yrs) EA/PA 1/2006 DB 5/2006 H wants D 6/2006 H wants ME 8/2006 H "said" PA/EA over 8/2006 H erased OW off phone! 2/2007
"It is far better 2 choose humility & change oneself, than 2 wait in vain trying 2 chang someone else."