Being the Bad Guy and Raising Boys on Your Own

Today was just not a good day for us. As everyone knows, I am a single mother of an adorable little man but boys will be boys and today mine acted out. At recess he and another kid got into a verbal argument over the silliest thing in the world but to 2nd graders it probably isn't silly. Of course, that verbal argument became physical and they ended up wrestling around. No one was hurt but both boys were sent to ISS. Now although Zach didn't not start the physical fight he did start the verbal one and then made a bad choice to push back. I was beside myself and went to talk to the counselor about his "aggression". I panic when I think that Zach might go up to be a thug and that I will fail as a parent. Its the stress of being a single mom to a boy I guess. No immediate male role model and I don't make the best disciplinarian but I try and fighting is NEVER allowed. After talking to the counselor and the principal and the teacher then Zach; I feel better about the situation but Zach was still grounded this evening. They assured me he was not a discipline problem and they did not think he had angry issues. It was a silly argument that got out of hand. None the less, things are going to be different around here and I need to do some changing too. I have added two new books to my summer reading regiment. And lots of pray for strength and guidance.

Please be in prayer for Zach and I. I want nothing more than to raise a wonderful Christian child but I am imperfect and only human.