Midlife wife crisis8

[Ready2Change]

I would have "family meetings" to address things. I had to project that I had all the time in the world. 4 teens were a handful.

I would always start with "who wants to get this done quickly?"

I would have a list of topics. Anytime the kids brought up a "distraction" I would add it to the end. Sometimes they lasted 4 hours. The goal was getting their behaviors to change with the threat of a "Family meeting"

Child: Can I go to friends house Friday?
Me: "I was planning on Friday to have a family meeting to discuss the "movie night drama. We need to resolve the first issue before discuss the friends house. Would you like to have the meeting sooner? "
Child "Bla bla bla bla......hate you...bla bla
Me "I am sorry you feel that way. I love you"