Things have been going fairly well at the house lately.
AJ did mention that CL is not planning to come to the seafood boil we are organizing around Easter. Apparently, he is worried that I will bring up the car and the money he owes me. I told her that if he does come, I would not bring it up, but at the same time I cannot say I am upset that he feels some pressure from the situation. He should.
I had to travel out of town for work yesterday and was gone overnight. While I was away, AJ allowed AE to sleep on the couch again. That is something they both know I cannot stand.
I do not understand why she continues to allow it, especially knowing how strongly I feel about it. It may seem like a small thing, but it slowly eats away at the trust between us.
This evening, though, was pretty rough.
We went out to dinner with one of AE’s friends. It ended up being embarrassing. AE is an extremely messy eater, and it is hard to believe at times that he is twelve. Every time we go out, it feels like the same situation.
After dinner, things got worse. AE went right back to his old behavior, likely because he was worked up and AJ would not allow his friend to spend the night. He started tearing apart a box from a model kit. When he could not break it any further, he began hitting it aggressively until he flipped it over and broke a piece off.
AJ tried to sit down and do some watercolor painting, but AE inserted himself into that as well and created more chaos.
It feels like just when things start to settle and improve, they quickly fall apart again. I have a feeling that our plans over the next few weeks are going to change, because the good days never seem to last very long.
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