New Rules

In the interest of focusing on behavior and not "attitude"  I present the following rules:

Rules for Joey –

1. Keep your spaces clean – tidy bed area, laundry done
2. Keep your medications and appointments organized – write down  Dr. appointments, keep your pill minder filled with both medications and vitamins.  
3. Complete all chores asked – this will be at least 1-2 each day before spending time on the phone playing games, etc.  
4. Chores and tasks must be completed in a timely manner. 
5. Homework must be completed before due dates.  
6. No electronics between 6-7pm each night – time to be spent interacting with family, helping with dinner, etc. 
7. Must assist in grocery shopping and meal planning a minimum of once a month.  This means cooking at least one entire meal, and grocery shopping with a parent. 
8. You will work to be polite to all family members – if you cannot be polite, you will lose the ability to spend time with friends.   

I actually sent these to him last night - and hate to admit how mad about the whole thing I still am.  I am hopeful that in 5-10 years we can have one of those conversations where he thanks me for being so "tough" on him....