I'm having a hard time even writing this, but I need help. Fast. I have a son who will be 8 next month. He is a great kid with very few behavior problems. His worst behavior to date has been his inability to get along with his 6 year old brother. He is an excellent student and is normally pretty quiet and laid back in school, scouts, etc.
A few months ago, we began to notice that he started complaining non-stop . . . about everything! No matter what we were doing he was bored. This was very new. But we figured it was a phase and he would outgrow it soon enough.
Last weekend, we had a bunny die. I still do not know exactly what happened, but my son told my husband that he was afraid he might have accidentally hurt him. He said he was trying to lift him out of the cage, when he jumped out of his hands. He tried to catch him, but he ended up getting hurt and we had to euthanize him. My son loved this rabbit and we've had it for 2 years. He held him all the time and has never harmed him or our two dogs.
Last night, as I was changing the laundry I discovered that someone had taken a Sharpie and written "Kill You Next" on the wall. I was stunned and instantly thought someone had broken into the house. Long story short, my son eventually admitted that he had written it. After talking to him for a while, the only explanation that we got was that he saw it on TV.
I hadn't thought about it before, but now I'm terrified that he did something to his bunny.
I can't say it enough . . he has previously had no behavior problems and has always been a very loving and open little boy. What's going on??? Was the wall writing his way of dealing with accidentally hurting his pet, or is something much worse going on with him?
Please help!