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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 584345" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>When I come here and post something like this, I am reminded that I am not alone on a strange planet. There really are other kids who will eat an entire box of crackers (but frozen salmon? that's a new one!). When difficult child was in elementary school, I learned that I had to put a stash of cookies in the freezer after I made them if I wanted to be able to put one or two in her lunchbox during the week. Soon, she was on to that and the freezer stash would disappear. I then began to wrap said cookies in a foil package labled "asparagus". This did the trick until she saw me open it once! </p><p></p><p>Susie, your chocolate trick is brilliant. Kind of like dog training for difficult children, right? </p><p></p><p>After a good night's sleep and some perspective, I've decided that I'm not going to threaten her with making her leave. Not that it won't come to that ... it might ... but I don't want to back myself into a corner. The big picture includes the fact that she is working, paying rent (though she's late this month), and my goal is to help her to get to the point where she can live independently. </p><p></p><p>So the new script goes something like this: (convo to take place on Friday, which is pay day): When you get paid today, I need you to stop and pick up a bottle of wine to replace what you took on Monday. You have been told you are not to open any wine that is mine and I fully expect this will not happen again. I know exactly how much I have and I will notice, immediately, if any is missing. After you replace the wine, you will need to pay the rent. The next rent id due after the first pay period next month. I get paid first from now on.</p><p></p><p>And, susie, I do rememember the "blah blah, ginger" comic. It hung on my refrigerator for a long time!</p><p></p><p>Dash</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 584345, member: 9175"] When I come here and post something like this, I am reminded that I am not alone on a strange planet. There really are other kids who will eat an entire box of crackers (but frozen salmon? that's a new one!). When difficult child was in elementary school, I learned that I had to put a stash of cookies in the freezer after I made them if I wanted to be able to put one or two in her lunchbox during the week. Soon, she was on to that and the freezer stash would disappear. I then began to wrap said cookies in a foil package labled "asparagus". This did the trick until she saw me open it once! Susie, your chocolate trick is brilliant. Kind of like dog training for difficult children, right? After a good night's sleep and some perspective, I've decided that I'm not going to threaten her with making her leave. Not that it won't come to that ... it might ... but I don't want to back myself into a corner. The big picture includes the fact that she is working, paying rent (though she's late this month), and my goal is to help her to get to the point where she can live independently. So the new script goes something like this: (convo to take place on Friday, which is pay day): When you get paid today, I need you to stop and pick up a bottle of wine to replace what you took on Monday. You have been told you are not to open any wine that is mine and I fully expect this will not happen again. I know exactly how much I have and I will notice, immediately, if any is missing. After you replace the wine, you will need to pay the rent. The next rent id due after the first pay period next month. I get paid first from now on. And, susie, I do rememember the "blah blah, ginger" comic. It hung on my refrigerator for a long time! Dash [/QUOTE]
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