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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 477800"><p>My h got a "happy birthday" email from his brother last week that is a duplicate of the message you received from your difficult child. Words & circumstances are different of course-but the tone & sentiment are identical.</p><p></p><p>My brother in law is an addict. 45 years old now and has nothing to show for his time here on earth. He's the braggart, baloney type-Joe Isuzsu- nothing is ever his fault and he had all the answers. He is smarter, better looking and more advanced than anybody else on the planet (snort) but life & everyone he knows has screwed him over. Totally not his fault. Never held a job for more than 3 months because he is always smarter than his boss so his boss fires him or because someone else at work is out to get him. </p><p></p><p>My brother in law should have sent my h an email of 2 sentences - Happy birthday! I wish you joy in the year ahead.</p><p></p><p>Your difficult child should have sent you an email of 2 sentences "Dear Mom, Thank you for sending my things. I appreciate your thoughtfulness"</p><p></p><p>If we've learned anything from brother in law it's that He is addicted to himself as well. My BILs communications alway center upon himself and are designed to elicit pity or apology. Either or-he feeds his narcissism by writing them and hopes to elicit more narcisstic feed by the response they generate. I don't know that your difficult child is narcisstic too- but he is defibitrky trying to provoke you into a response.</p><p></p><p>Like the sign at the zoo: "Don't feed the beast. ". He hurt you on purpose because it made him feel better about himself. Don't feed the beast. Let it lie</p><p></p><p>Many many many {{{hugs}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 477800"] My h got a "happy birthday" email from his brother last week that is a duplicate of the message you received from your difficult child. Words & circumstances are different of course-but the tone & sentiment are identical. My brother in law is an addict. 45 years old now and has nothing to show for his time here on earth. He's the braggart, baloney type-Joe Isuzsu- nothing is ever his fault and he had all the answers. He is smarter, better looking and more advanced than anybody else on the planet (snort) but life & everyone he knows has screwed him over. Totally not his fault. Never held a job for more than 3 months because he is always smarter than his boss so his boss fires him or because someone else at work is out to get him. My brother in law should have sent my h an email of 2 sentences - Happy birthday! I wish you joy in the year ahead. Your difficult child should have sent you an email of 2 sentences "Dear Mom, Thank you for sending my things. I appreciate your thoughtfulness" If we've learned anything from brother in law it's that He is addicted to himself as well. My BILs communications alway center upon himself and are designed to elicit pity or apology. Either or-he feeds his narcissism by writing them and hopes to elicit more narcisstic feed by the response they generate. I don't know that your difficult child is narcisstic too- but he is defibitrky trying to provoke you into a response. Like the sign at the zoo: "Don't feed the beast. ". He hurt you on purpose because it made him feel better about himself. Don't feed the beast. Let it lie Many many many {{{hugs}}} [/QUOTE]
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