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You're right......the ONLY person getting upset was ME. What you describe is EXACTLY what I do.....and have been doing since the middle of last season....
You tell the kid once maybe twice what he needs to do. You tell him what time your leaving in the morning etc... If he isn't ready you leave.
I tell Lisa all the time not to get upset when we discuss things with him. We tell him our expectations (school, around home, morally, etc...) and we tell him the consequences if our expectations aren't met. There' s no reason to get angry about it. It's an "IF/THEN" scenario both good and bad.
Good stuff, guys....