bell ringer - 09/13

 As the son looked up, he seen his dad with bags ready to leave. Dad felt as if he should be able to discipline these kids that he takes care of and loves truly. At that moment, he didn't feel like him and his wife were a team. He felt weak. This night he went to a hotel for a few days so he could get his thoughts collected. After a few days, he returned and decided to have a talk with his wife. “I thought we were a team. That if I felt he needed to be disciplined that you would be able to see the reasons why. Now he knows that we aren’t necessarily agreeing with each other. We could've came to negotiate on what we thought would have been necessary for his actions.” 

The wife apologized and she realized what she said made him feel like he didn't have any authority as a man. They made up and decided to keep their son on punishment for 2 weeks. No outside, no after school, & no electronics. Son thought he was going to get sway with what he did, but that just wouldnt be right.