I have been in counseling and have discussed these issues with her. I will definitely need to talk to someone about this latest issue. I think you are right though that he needs some space.
The issues between the two of us are that the my ex would encourage them to ignore any rules I made (this was told to me by my adult step-son who now has a strained relationship with his mom)and so they intentionally ignore any rules I make.
It has been more than 14 months since my son stole more than $700 from me and has made no effort to pay me back or even get a job. I wrote him a letter last night telling him that I am very sad that he does not want to see me anymore and that I know he has some tough decisions to make in the near future (will be 18 in 3 weeks). I told him that my door and my arms are always open should he decide to come back home.
The kids' mother has refused to co-parent and just like when we were together, she would never stand by me and discipline the children because she wanted to win their respect and alienate me.
