Hopefully I Made My Mark

I spoke about my son's behavior at school in terms of his fear of the repercussions that he would face from me and/or his father for getting in trouble at school. In case you missed that horror, I talk a lot NEWS! FLASH! Right?

But, I never got in trouble at school for talking or misbehaving. And my reason was that I simply did what I was suppose to do and possibly the fear of what my father who was a teacher might do if I was constantly being reprimanded at school.

And, I also mentioned that I have no clue why own son isn't afraid of what his father and I might do if he continues to misbehave but hopefully, this last go 'round we made a mark. I was even a bit concerned we might have been too tough considering the disrupting of his schedule to go to Disney and the like.

Either way, my little yes ma'am, no ma'am, smiley face cherub has been in full effect for the last 7 school days and hopefully, just by some stroke of luck, he got it.

I know that many parents have much bigger issues with their children, their learning, their behavior even. But, for us, this is a big deal. It isn't necessarily that he is getting in trouble for talking, it's the general idea that he is bulking authority by not following the rules and conforming.

And now, just as I think we might be on the road to accomplishing that task, I'm faced with a odd thought. Do I really want my kid to be a conformist?

Bah, does this parenting gig ever get any easier?