I am at my wits end with my 15yro son...?
I am at a loss right now as to what I should do to help my son. He continues to make poor choices that keep costing me and his dad with no lesson really learned by him. He continues to make very poor grades in school. He did experience summer school which cost us $600 for two sessions, barely earned those half credits and is pretty much going down the same road again this yr. He had continually told me that he wants me to just leave him alone, let him figure things out on his own (not an option) He has gotten into trouble for having dip at school, we had to go to court we had to pay a fine and a class for him. He act as if he is someone that he is not to his freinds and LIES just role off of his tounge as if he really believes what he is saying. He has always been one that would tell lies to try and impress friends. I am scared that his behavior is leading to much worse. He was sentenced to 10 days alternative school for excessive detententions and I don't know how to help him anymore
I'm at my wits end being single. What do I do?
Marry someone who's relatively insensitive and irresponsible. You'll be cured.Even happy couples aren't that way all the time. Remember, you see other people's shiny new cars, but you never see the car payments, nor the insurance bills, nor the anxiety about scratches….Work on being someone you with whom you could fall in love. Really work, in tangible, measurable ways. Either someone will fall in love with you while you're in process, or you'll fall in love with yourself so much you realize you'd rather stay single. Either way, you win.
Im at my wits end with my 9 year old and dont know what to do anymore... read on?
It doesn't sound like you have a good relationship with her and so she has no respect for you. Maybe you should try spending some quality time with her, take her out to dinner and talk to her, find out what's bothering her and why she thinks she acts the way she does. It's better to talk about it when it's not in the heat of the moment. Maybe there are some things you could change as a parent that might help. Maybe she feels she has no control over anything, give her some choices and let her make some decisions. Talk things out and come up with a plan together on how you can get along better. Tell her that you love her and want to have a good relationship with her but that you both have things to work on for that to happen. Don't make it all about her, I am sure there are things you can do as well as the parent to help your relationship. Set a date night once a month to reconnect and talk about how things are going. Don't make threats constantly and don't over use punishment. Try and think ahead and use creative ways to get her to WANT to listen. Help her develop self discipline where she can make her own good choices. Remind her that she decides whether consequences of her actions will be positive or negative based on the behavior SHE chooses. Have some set rules and consequences and stick to them don't keep trying different things. Spanking won't work it will just make her more aggressive and angry and resentful and will not help your relationship. It's time to stop focusing on punishment and yelling and start working on your relationship and gaining respect and the rest will fall into place. edit: I would NOT send her to dad. That's giving up and will not help your relationship with her, it will just make her think you don't want her and will feed her aggression and anger and sadness. There is no giving up in parenting. You can involve dad in what's going on and he can help by being on the same page with discipline and so forth when he has her but if you just send her to be with dad that's a bad decision.
I need to help my wife lose weight, HELP!!!!!!!!?
I know I'm going to get hammered for this, but here goes...I am at my wits end. I have tried everything to help my wife lose weight. I can't even have sex with her, it's not appealing. Let's nail down the facts before the slaughter begins. 1. We have been together 13 years. She has not had to work since the day she met me. 2. We have four children. She had one when we met, and we adopted three more. 3. No I am not perfect and I don't expect it from her. 4. Me 6'4" (when we met I was 300) today 270. To explain my size, I was a college football player. 5. She's gone from a size 12 to a 22. The fat rolls over the top of her bra on the sides. I help do the homework with our 10th grader, 7th grader and 4th grader. She handles the 2nd grader. I help with the house (I always wash and fold the white clothes load, for example) plus outside work and home repair. To the problem, I'm italian and horny as hell, but I can't bring myself to have to even have sex with her.
English Grammar: What does "at my wit's end" mean? What are some and examples and the appropriate use for it?
Another way of explaining the phrase is to change the word order, so that you can see the underlying structure. So... "I'm at my wit's end" can be rewritten as, "I'm at the end of my wit." This then allows you to substitute other words that are maybe more familiar to you, so that you can guess at the meaning. So... "I've reached the end of my wit." What would 'wit' mean in this case? It's a word that means, amongst other things, 'the ability to think', 'brain power', 'thought capacity'. (In this phrase, 'wit' doesn't refer to humour.)Â So the sentence then becomes... "I've reached the end of my ability to think." It means, "I'm out of options." You've asked for some usage examples. Correct ones... "My neighbour's dog hasn't stopped barking since 3am! I'm at my wit's end trying to get some sleep.""Two of my clients haven't paid me yet this month. I'm at my wit's end as to how to pay the bills."Incorrect examples... "I just came to the end of Funny Road. I'm at my wit's end."(It's incorrect because you're actually at the end of someone else's wit, not your own.) Hmmmm. I really can't even think of a real example of how to use the phrase incorrectly. Maybe you can offer some examples of your own, and I can let you know if they're correct or not? I'm at my wit's end trying to come up with something.
Wife is impossible?
I am at my wits end. I have a wife who cannot appreciate anything and is as cold as a dead fish. It does not matter what I do, to list... I bought her the house she had to have, she begged that she would keep it immaculate, that does not happen. She hated her job.. I bought ehr a restaurant and within 6 months she wanted out of that. I forced her to stay with it for 3.5 years. Wanted to recoup my initial investment. I then bought another restaurant and combined them both so I could get a better selling price. Now she whines she has no money. She contributes absolutely nothing to any of the bills just blows what she makes. Our child has to be in everything under the sun, no cost spared. I am treated as an idiot most of the time and she is always too stressed out for anything. She personally made more money last year than any year before and ended up in debt more than she has ever had before. I need out . I cannot continue to have the life sucked out of me to get nowhere.Help!!!