Quote Originally Posted by valadil View Post
I have to wonder if his inabilty to be a PC is because he's too used to running games.
I believe you have hit the nail on the head. He is so used to running games, I believe the problem to be a control issue.

Everyone has given me great solutions, some I've used and some I haven't, but I think the biggest help is seeing all the people that have the same problem. I consider myself to be a pretty good DM, even though this is only my second time, but I just didn't know how to take care of this. As I said I've tried some of your suggestions, some with a measurable success, some not, but I will try the others as well. Maybe one day I'll find my eureka.