The family dynamics in our ADHD household are sometimes complicated. The kids ignore or battle their Mom but listen to their Dad. Why is that?
“What are you doing?!” Laurie says to him. “It’s 35 degrees outside!”“But I like this shirt,” Isaac says.
“I know this,” she says. “That’s what you said two days ago when you tried to wear it and I told you to change.” He takes a moment to consider his next move, which I can tell is just another attempt to stay in the outfit. Laurie reads his body language the same way and jumps in before he can has a chance. “It’s December. I’m not sending you to school wearing a yellow shirt with surf boards on it!”This is where I hop in. “Son, the wind chill is about 20 degrees. So the thermometer says 35 but it feels like 15.”“Really?” he says. His demeanor completely changes from defensive to concerned. “Gotcha.
On the other hand, I point my fork at them and say, “The next time you get up from this kitchen table to get a refill, or sneak a peek at your phone, or see if there’s a squirrel in the backyard, I’m going to superglue your butt to the chair,” and the boys think,If I’m honest, I have to admit I do the same thing.
I try to explain to my boys that their mother knows what she’s talking about. I plead with them, “You’ve worn a purple hoodie three times this week. She’s going to chew you out. Go change before she sees you. You have at most two minutes.” They say, “Yes,” but then they don’t. Maybe they
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