Should apologies for bad behavior count as good behavior? I don't know. When he apologized for his behavior last night, my answer would have been no, but then this morning I saw effort to do better. I guess that as long as it's not just empty words I'll give credit for those words. I hate to admit it, but I need validation in words that he understands what is wrong, even when he's unable to change imediately.
Anyway, MUCH better morning today. Not one single outburst or moment of lost temper. He even had a cool trick to show off, something about a matchstick with foil over the striking tip. It was supposed to be sort of a mini rocket. Didn't work, but it was fun tryng. It's amazing how much better the kids act when HE'S acting right.
On the downside, as far as I could tell he didn't lift a finger to do any housework yesterday. It's not so much that I care about the housework as I start worrying what he does with his mornings when nothing good has been done. Has he gotten online somehow and been cybering? Gone to the bookstore for a bj? I don't know. I can't know everything. It's probably a blessing, but the worry is a curse. Was his attitude improved because he got his rocks off somewhere else or with someone else?
Score for today: 97
+1 apology
+1 getting up with the kids
+1 good attitude
+1 looking for fun (with the matchstick rocket)
+1 picked up cigarettes for me on his way home last night
-1 dirty dishes in the sink
-1 trash bag set by the door instead of taken out
final score: 100
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