Sitting down to write this blog, I have zero idea what to say. It isn’t like I don’t have stuff going on. I am still getting over that brief flash of depression triggered by the recognition that my youngest is a manipulative person who has yet to take responsibility for anything in his life, leading to a scenario where failure is more likely than success. I was reading about Justin Fairfax this morning and thinking, “this is worst case scenario” for someone who has to be accountable after a life of not having to be. You just fall off a cliff when faced with the weight of accountability. It is going to end very badly for my kid unless I get him turned around. At the very least, he is going to fail at his chosen path of football, because coaches expect accountability–not blame.
I don’t want to see him fail. I don’t want to spend my days worrying about his failure. I also don’t want to see him turn into the kind of person that fails to be responsible for anything in his life–that sort of lingering victimhood that led me away from my first marriage. It is happening regardless of what I want. I just need to figure out a way to stop it, or at least let him see what he is doing to himself.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “AP Exclusive: Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head warns” Yo! That is not good. At least we are not headed that way and into that pricing chainsaw.
- Fox News is still advertising on AP news. I am shocked by this… I should not be.