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So much Drama all the time..

HeatherM's picture

So last week we had SS 8.5 - He will be with us on Christmas day as well.. "whoopie".

So for the few of you who follow my blog, you would know everything in our house is locked down... everything with food that is...

Thursday night we found SS had found a coke and something else..and he drand/ate this before school... Dad caught him..and Thursday night we had a talk. It was almost pathetic.. DH was crying about how much SS's lying and eating hurt him.. SS was crying.. blah blah.. I acted tender.. but I was a little overwhelmed with the Drama.. to me it's a behaviour disorder..and rightly or wrongly my kid (if it was my kid doing this) would be punished.

Friday I come home from work and ask SS what he's been up to (he had a 1/2 day off of school)... "nothing" was his reply... but low and behold I see that he's eaten his entire advent calendar. So..because of what happened the night before I was calm and we 'talked' (Dad was out) and I said..if there is anything else you've eaten, tell me now...and lets get it over with... and he said there was nothing else.

Saturday he goes to the mall with his Dad and is lying to the store clerks right in front of DH.. stupid unnecessary lies.. which lead me to believe he's going to be a sociopath... Clerk says "What did you ask Santa for Christmas".. SS tells some elaborate story about asking Santa for a BB gun so he can go hunting with his Grandpa as they have this trip planned... DH was astounded.. didn't know just how easily SS lies.. So I'm glad he heard it... he confronted SS later and said "You never asked for a BB gun, and your grandfather doesn't hunt"..to which SS replied "I know"...

Ok...so Monday..yesterday..I go into the freezer... I had some pre-made cookie dough...and they were half eaten with claw marks in the top... never thought to lock the deep freeze too! So now I'm pissed... I say to DH that I'm pissed... and he's like..well we'll have a good Christmas with him and then we'll talk to him about it! How am I supposed to have a good Christmas with this kid..he drives me insane!! He is a Compulsive liar..and a Compulsive Eater..and I get the feeling that all this money we're shelling out to his counsellor is going to amount to nothing because he's probably lying to her also!

Venting..that's all this is... I did hear DH tell his SS that perhaps he wants to live with us full time..and I told DH..that although I support him, before that decision is made..we'll have to talk about what that means...as it's going to strain our marriage...

Ok.. feeling somewhat better.

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HeatherM's picture

He is seeing a counsellor... this is his second round... the first counsellor said she couldn't really find anything wrong with him. His parents were never married..and they've been apart since he was 2. So... we're spending more money on a very reputable counsellor... but with his Chronic lying..I'm afraid he's not giving her the goods... hopefully she's so good that she can see right through it..!

HeatherM's picture

We do. He will not eat fruit or veggies.. OR if I do leave fruit out for him to eat.. he won't eat one banana he'll eat the whole bunch. He is 30 pounds over weight according to the doctor. He weighs 100 pounds. My son (14) weighs 115. AND the thing is... we will leave him a basket on the counter with healthy snacks.. a granola bar, an apple, a cheese stick... to hold him over until dinner..but he'll eat all of that and then 2 litres of ice cream (yes that has happened)... thanks for your advise..but we've tried almost everything.. and it was the advice of the doctor that told us to lock everything up and get a new counsellor... it's just exhausting!

Willow2010's picture

SS 17 is the same way. He eats everything in site. Just yesterday… 2 bowls of cereal. 4 waffles, AND 2 bananas. That was just before 10AM. His lunch was bigger than that and his dinner was bigger than lunch.

SS is notorious about eating until sick and eating ALL of some one thing. 6 bananas at one time. 8 waffles at once. 6 cokes at once.

When he first moved in, it drove me crazy!! DH and I split the grocery bill 50/50. Until SS had been here about 1 month. DH would not make him control himself so now DH pays 95% of all groceries.

Now SS can sit down and eat what ever he wants and it does not bug me a bit. Not my kid not my problem and also not my money!!