So I spent a lot of money and planned for a fun time with Luke at his first Zoo Homeschool Workshop. Within the first 10 minutes of arriving at the zoo (waiting for the door to the classroom to open), Luke called me a name. He got a spanking for this. After we made it into the classroom, all the students were sitting around the tables coloring a bee. Luke doesn't like to color and refused to do anything with the sheet. Then he wanted to sit with me. I explained that he needed to sit in his own chair at the table with the others ( I was within his reach.) He did not like my answer and hit me. So I took him to the bathroom and spanked him again.
We traveled to and from the classroom twice, and both times Luke hung back from the group. I had to either grab his hand and power walk back to the group or put my hand on his shoulder and push him along as we walked with the group.
Things improved somewhat until about the last 15 minutes in class. The kids were coloring butterflies and stringing them into a mobile to take home. He was through with his project and I was helping other kids with theirs. I don't even remember what brought on his next actions, but he spit at me in my face. I grabbed him up and took him to the bathroom and spanked him once again. Three times in four hours! And this was supposed to be a fun outing for me and him!
His behavior is like this on most days. Our new set of rules is No Spitting, No Hitting, and No Calling Names! I'm not saying that he is a little devil, but his behavior is unacceptable! He can be just as sweet as he is mean. And we've tried timeouts and spankings. The only thing he seems to care about is watching tv. So starting tomorrow he will have to act well and complete his school work in order to earn tv time. I'm at a loss as to what else to do. I never imagined I'd be raising a child who acted like this. I feel like such a failure when we have a day like this. He gets away with almost nothing! Yet continues to act like this. I've considered seeking out the help of a therapist.
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