Routine

This morning I dropped J off for his second full day of community service.  He says he likes the job and the people he works with.  He plans to work 5 days per week till the middle of May.  At that rate, he will complete his community service requirements before the summer starts.

Unfortunately J continues to struggle with rage-related issues.  He is having problems with his girlfriend as well as some of his friends and spends a lot of his time swearing and raging about stupid, pointless issues.  Last night he was having a tirade in our driveway at 10:00 at night.  I spoke with him about disturbing the neighbors and while he quieted down for a while, he soon returned to his ranting and raving.  I went to bed planning to talk to him in the morning.  I did have a conversation with him today where I tried to teach him about the damaging potential of self talk.  I also strongly advised him to put some distance between him and his girlfriend as their relationship was caustic and if he could  not check his anger would end up back in jail.  He shared some very disturbing information with me about how he considered acting out on some of his  thoughts in a brutal fashion.  I will make sure he discusses these thoughts with his therapist.

I am doing pretty well on all fronts.  Work has been incredibly stressful but I am taking it in stride and I have been highly productive.  I am maintaining a good balance between all my interests and I have been enjoying a good mood.