| Mon-Fri |
Time |
Activity |
|
4:30-5 a.m. |
Wake up, write things-to-do list, clean up, get breakfast, wake up kid(s). |
|
6:45 a.m. |
Drive kid to [distant] continuation school [since he got kicked out of his regular school]. |
|
8:58 a.m. |
Arrive at work. [ Dog-gone-it, 8-minutes late again.] |
|
9 a.m. |
Talk to boss about time off for visits to kid's probation officer and next court date. [Boss talks to you about frequent tardies, personal business on company time, too many personal phone calls at work and your apparent sullenness around co-workers.] |
|
11:15 a.m. |
Early lunch to make calls to various community programs. |
|
4 p.m. |
Leave work early to pick up kid for appointment with probation officer for drug test. |
|
5 p.m. |
Drive other kids to practice, [now they have to either walk back home or hitch a ride], grab fast foods snack. |
|
6 p.m. |
Counseling session for you and troubled teen or 2-hour parenting class for 20-weeks. |
|
8:30 p.m. |
Return home with fast foods for family and pray that other kid(s) completed homework ‘cause you're too tired to deal with it. |
|
10 p.m. |
Don't clean up, figure out how you are going to cover court costs and counseling fees. [Extra job maybe? Get real!!!] Fall fitfully asleep. |
| Sat. |
6 a.m. |
Wake up, get kid up & ready for community service job. |
|
6:45 a.m. |
Arrive at [10-week] community service job. |
|
8 a.m. |
Return home and do two-hours work to make up for time missed from regular job. |
|
10 a.m. |
Wake up other kids and get them ready for game or recreational activity, prepare breakfast. |
|
11 am |
Drive to activity for other kids. |
|
2:30 p.m. |
Pick up kid from community service job. |
|
3:30 p.m. |
Work with kid(s) on homework or school project. |
|
5 p.m. |
Research programs for troubled teens. |
|
6:30 p.m. |
Prepare dinner, clean up. |
|
8:30 p.m. |
Watch TV, go to bed. [Even if you're not exhausted, you need to stay home to monitor your kid's 6 p.m. curfew.] |
| Sun |
6 a.m. |
Wake up, get kid up & ready for community service job. |
|
6:45 a.m. |
Grab fast-food breakfast, arrive at community service job. |
|
8 a.m. |
Return home and deal with rest of family or return to bed. |
|
12 noon |
Shuttle other kids to various locations. |
|
2 p.m. |
Pick up kid at community service job. |
|
3 p.m. |
Meet with family minister, priest, rabbi [or other respected mentor] regarding resentment building in other kids in family. |
|
4 p.m. |
AA, CA, MA or NA meeting for kid and Al-Anon for you. |
|
6 p.m. |
Pick up other kids, stop at market, return home, prepare dinner [Only the second decent meal you've eaten all week], relax with family. |
|
9 p.m. |
Read, watch TV, play/talk with kid(s) until bedtime. |