Putting Out the Fire with Gasoline...

[S.T. _I Made It!]

haha, maybe you should have said, okay, I'll make sure to smack you in the mouth when you are bad. lol

hey, this is prolly one of those things that I think you need to "pick your battles". not that I condone smacking her on the mouth, but I have to admit, I've done that myself, altho my kid was 2-3 sayin words he shouldn't be. I think it's retarded for him to be so stubborn, but we already know that is how he will react most of the time.

why don't you do this next time. Instead of telling him to try something different, tell him what you've been doing and how it has worked and leave it at that. if your not telling him what to do, then maybe he will choose to use your idea next time. of course, who will know, but I think the less you TELL him what to do, the more chance he might actually do what you want.

on the new guy. I'm glad that you did not "seal the deal", I know you would have regretted that later, and I'm glad that you are not wanting an R right now. Honestly, I think you still have a lot of growing to do within yourself. You've come a very long way from where you were, but you still have more to go. Just be really careful, because it is very easy to get back into an R, especially in these times when we really crave attention. And another thing, is anything the 'new' guy does is going to probably look like a God send compared to the xH. you know, kinda like when your starving to death and anything tastes good?

seems like a logical thought anyways.

fyi, I'm proud of you for not going all the way.