Is it because we fight, or is that why we fight?

Since he got virtually no sleep last weekend and has been hanging out with his friends until all hours every night, it is hardly surprising that Christopher has been looking exhausted and completely lacking any energy all week.

This afternoon we had a "discussion" (he said it wasn't a fight, but that's what it felt like to me), and I was feeling terribly angry and disappointed in him for just wanting to give up trying to get through school – and not even really showing any great enthusiasm for anything else either. After lunch he went to visit his friend Leo, which I thought was a good idea, because Leo is wonderful and it always does Christopher good to spend time with him, especially after a fight.

However, he didn't look much better when he came home this time. He said he was feeling overly tired and the thermometer confirmed that he has a slight temperature, so he just went to bed.

It makes me wonder: Does it make him not feel well when we fight, or do we fight because he is already not feeling well? There may be a pattern in this too.

In any case, if his temperature doesn't start rising, the sleep will do him good, and he may be all right again tomorrow. Otherwise – maybe it's not a bad thing that we didn't have much planned for Easter anyway, although we have all enjoyed the electronic Easter cards from the Masons.