THE CONTINUING MYSTERY OF BEN

As the previous post indicates, 

we have had some great weeks with Ben.  

Pretty good behavior at home, 

and amazing behavior at school.

So why then last night did we discover he had poured his water from his bedroom water bottle down his heating vent?  

Why?  I. Do. Not. Know.

This is the continuing mystery of Ben.  He can lull you into this confidence that he can and will make good choices, and then he does something like this (or naughtier, but I'm not going to share...)

It's almost like because he has trouble trusting us 100%, he doesn't want us to trust him 100%.

Now, before you get the impression that Jonah is always making good choices, let me say this.  Jonah is 100% NOT reliable which means we always have to keep a close eye on him.  He is very impulsive, and he follows his creative train of thought wherever it might lead even if that's not where he should be.

But Ben, like I said, can be rolling along doing great 

and then he sort of sucker punches you unexpectedly.  

These boys- they both are very intriguing!