Specifics, please! Can't afford telephone consult!

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Labug...parenting S16 has been a struggle for us but we always agreed on how to handle him, took him to counseling, etc, how to ground him and from whom (gave up trying to choose friends, just managed if and when he spent the night anywhere). So, we have always parented the same.

I guess I am still in shock he is choosing to parent the way he has in the 3-1/2 weeks since he left...which is if they don't want to talk to me then fine I wont bother them and then the I am going to my room and you go to sleep over and maybe I will see you tomorrow before your work and don't forget to lock the house and close the garage when you leave or his idea that S16 could stay by himself (nevermind meals or anything like that and H is a GREAT cook). Again, like 25 said, why am i wasting my mental energy. I guess I keep thinking I will see a whisper of my old husband in this madness, the one that cares about our kids and could not imagine his life without them, etc. They are both Eagle Scouts and spent LOTS of time in the woods camping with their Dad over the years, lots of community service work together, HUGE Eagle projects together. Shocks me.

STOP being shocked. I know! Going to get in the car, step away from this forum and think good thoughts and listen to my book on my iphone.