Today I picked Eric up from school about 1:00 and he had a friend with him. I let him know that it was alright for the friend to come over. He seems to be like most typical 16 year old boys. They usually have a couple of things that they are focused on. I wondered what they were going to be this afternoon. It did not take long before he expressed his desire to have the X Box. I said no, not until school was over like I had said many times before. He exclaimed that he had finished his finals and he should get to use it. Again I said no. As you can imagine the conversation went back and forth. He exclaimed that he would break our bedroom door down to get the X Box, like he had said before. I finally had to let him know that I do not negotiate with terrorist. He tried again and I let him know again that I did not negotiate with terrorists.
Eric then changed the subject to that of his hunger. He now wanted me to buy him lunch, pizza to be exact. I said no and let him know that he could make a sandwich at home. Well as you could imagine he went on about his need for pizza or some other fast food. I let him know that he could have his friend cook for him if he was incapable of making something. His friend quickly responded, “I do not cook for terrorists.” We all started laughing and it made a point to Eric, do not act like a terrorist.
