I'm not the EVIL STEPMOTHER

I could be wrong but I am pretty sure if someone is suppose to do something for 1 hour then breaking that hour up with phone calls and being in the wrong place kind of doesn't count. Right?? LJ is suppose to study everyday for an hour after school because of his poor grades. He is suppose to study at the kitchen table where it would be easier to concentrate. Today he might have spent 10 minutes at the table. The first part of his hour he was in his room doing who knows what. Also, part of that hour he was on the phone with his dad discussing whether he could go to the movies tonight or not. In my opinion only the 10 minutes actually at the table counts. I have decided to try to say as little as possible about his studies and his behavior because it only causes arguments between me and John. I feel that everyone is too easy on him and John feels that I am too hard on him. I just want LJ to do well and it is scary because I feel so strongly that he won't be able to unless something makes him change. I have tried being hard on him and also showing I care. I take him to get his video games (I even drove around Lexington for over an hour to locate a store that had a game he wanted)... I take him to school dances... I took him to a concert last night. I do things for him. I am not always hard on him, just when he needs it. When he is not following the rules then he should be punished. Maybe I am wrong. But look at the world right now... maybe parents are too easy on kids these days... maybe if a little more people weren't scared to ground their kids from something... just maybe....