Losing Control

“I’m not gonna and you can’t make me!”. I only remember hearings this come out of my son’s mouth once in his lifetime. It was when I suggested he start taking better care of his long hair or I would cut it. My son’s shaved head was the only response he got for his comment. Yet here I am hearing these same words uttered almost daily from my step son. Don’t get me wrong as a teacher it is something I have heard before and am prepared to deal with in my classroom environment. I know what I can/can’t make a student do. But with Junior I’m not really sure how his dad would feel about me throttling the kid. I’m not sure when my control will run out. These are the times I want to be the wicked step mom.