Houston, We Have A Problem

When they want to be left alone,  they want to be left alone.  All you can do is ask if there is anything you can do or if there is a problem you can help with.  I get that.  But his father does not.  His father thinks all this is fun and games.  Why antagonize him?  Why try to push him to his limits and make him angry.  Who knows why the storm clouds have come to roost,  who knows when the sun will shine again.  Usually in the morning things settle themselves out.  But it can take a bit longer when his father interferes with the process.  Why is it hard to understand that when he wants to be left alone then he wants to be left alone.  And it especially doesn't help to get angry at him for wanting to be left alone.  If I step in and try to settle the situation,  then I am interfering or babying him. These have been the battles for years.  The counseling makes no difference in his father's opinion.  Caleb is only bipolar because he is spoiled and excuses are being made for him.  And when it is convenient for him to recognize Caleb's diagnosis is when Caleb is doing something that annoys him or there is a problem at school.  It's not easy being the peace keeper but it is a task that I will endure.  For Caleb's sanity.  Until he learns to manage his own.  Luckily for me these problems don't happen every day.