WOW. I love everyone’s answers to Wednesday’s parent puzzler. Several of you had been in similar predicaments yourself and others had some really insightful, thought-provoking tidbits. Ok, you’re probably wondering what I told Sam’s mom…
WOW. I love everyone’s answers to Wednesday’s parent puzzler. Several of you had been in similar predicaments yourself and others had some really insightful, thought-provoking tidbits. Ok, you’re probably wondering what I told Sam’s mom…
After asking questions about home life, I learned that Sam’s father had recently taken a job where he had to be gone from home for three to four weeks at a time. When he was home, he spent a lot of time with Sam. Sam’s mother admitted that after he had been gone a while and then returned home, the couple had difficulty readjusting to being together. Each had become independent when they were apart and working together became a challenge- particularly for Sam’s mother.
While his father was gone, Sam slept poorly. He had nightmares about robbers breaking in to the house. He often ran into his mother’s room and slept with her. His mother made him leave her bed, telling him that when Daddy was gone, he had to the “man of the house.” She also told him that he needed to help out with her sister and behave because Daddy would be upset with him if he didn’t.