Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / April 2006

YS turned 16 April 1.  He immediately began looking for a job.  He
landed one with a brand new restaurant that is opening next week.  Now,
here comes the difficulty.

YS still hasn't talked to BF about the job.  I mentioned it to BF
yesterday when I called to see if they'd mailed the CS due April 1, so
that I can pay YS's April and May tuition for his science classes.  I
didn't tell BF what YS's been talking to me about, since it's something
I feel that YS needs to bring up himself.

Because YS now has a job, he's considering either not going to visit BF
this summer or cutting the visit *much* shorter than usual.  I've
prompted him to call and talk to BF about it, but he keeps putting it
off.

Any suggestions on how to handle this?  I've a suspision that it's not
going to go as smoothly as OS telling his BM that when he and YD go to
visit again they need her to not drink, smoke, or yell around them, and
her deciding that she couldn't afford to fly them out for a visit.

TIA,

Kitten