Today has been a very trying day.  I spent the morning in tears at work.  This situation is hard enough and now knowing these wacko people are going to approve everything we tell Mike we disapprove of makes it that much harder.

Mike's mom called the school and told them that she was not the one that called in for Mike this morning and that his absence is not excused.  The school has now changed the absence from an excused absence to a truancy.  With the truancy Mike is going to receive 8 days of school displinary action.  Mike's mom and my husband have been playing phone tag today so we do not know who actually called in for him yet.  We did learn through the school handbook if his girlfriend did it she will receive 5 days of in school suspension.

I am so proud of Mike's mom for taking a stand and notifying the school.  Excessive absences was something we were all concerned with when he decided to be the man and move out.  Mom has now showed Mike that try as he might that avenue is not going to work.

We also found out some defeating news.  In our state it is legal for a 17 year old to move out of the parents home without permission.  The only catch is they must be able to provide for themselves.  So there is a chance we can report him as a runaway and the law will do something about it.  If not, the law does state that if the 17 year old does anything illegal he will be charged as an adult and not a minor.  Which we have already told Mike that he is too close to 18 and if he did anything the law is going to view him as an adult.  He didn't seem to care. 

His mom did tell him this morning when he called again trying to get her to call him in sick that he needed to move back home and Mike quickly responded "I will just go to school then."  As if he has it so bad. 

I think I mentioned yesterday but if I didn't one of his good friends put a comment on his Myspace that Mike was being an idiot.  I hope Mike sees that his true friends thinks he is making mistakes just like we do.  Mike had told us when we talked to him a week ago that none of his friends wanted to be his friend anymore.  Which is probably true.  His true friends that he has had for years are not the kind to mess around with drugs and alcohol.  His new little click of friends he has met in the past few years do.  Then he has his head so far up his girlfriends rear that he doesn't have time for his true friends.  His girlfriend won't allow him any guy time to be with his friends. 

The beat goes on.........unfortunately.