Another grey day here in my area of the country. It's raining, too. And cool. Still managed to work in a 8.6 mi. bike ride this morning - it was wet out, sprinkling, and 60 degrees.
My W called around Noon today for today's Drama of the Day (at least so far, hopefully there's not any more today). She had a hard time again with our S. They went out to dinner. He had a meltdown. He was telling her he was having a hard time at school, he's being bullied, etc. She asked if I had the same experience with him. I haven't. I told her he sounded like a totally different kid than the one I'm used to. He had another meltdown at bedtime, too. She was wondering if he had some deeply rooted issues or if he was just playing her. I just said it was probably both. For the most part, I just listened. I didn't really try to fix anything. I didn't place any blame. I did thank her for letting me know.
We had talked about getting him set up with some counseling during the last rough time she had with him. She was going to contact one of his teachers from last year since she used a C for her S. She was just following up on it today. One thing I didn't mention to her and that one thing our MC suggested when I went to him after bomb #2. He suggested our S is imitating my W.
I'd like to think this is the first sign of my W's idealized lifestyle crumbling. However, she probably doesn't see it that way. I'm sure she'd never buy the imitation theory suggested by our MC, either. Unfortunately, she is seeing it as his problem.
One thing that was disturbing during this was she suggested / threatened to change his school because "she doesn't need a repeat of fourth grade". That's the right way to deal with it! Just walk away.
Just walk away. 
