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Could someone please explain my difficult child to me?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 356761"><p>I do wonder about the personality disorder possibility. It seems prevalant.</p><p>Certainly, this problem of something akin to entitlement is pervasive on these boards. And the lack of problem solving, planning, accountability....they all blend together. Yep, they don't seem to think clearly. And I am so unfamiliar with it. Even as a young person, I was not likely to think in this manner. BUT, I recall having little jobs early. I worked in middle school. I had an allowance as a young person, but had "chores." If I wanted more money, there were some extra chores that could be done to earn more money. These things were concrete. There were no $100 sneakers. If you wanted such luxuries, you had to get a job and would never in a million years ask your parents for something so ridiculous. You might ask your parents for a prom dress, but that's about it.....only for very special occassions and again, if it was something unusually expensive, you were expected to at least chip in for the cost. Things tend to be different these days and I'm sure this is at least part of the problem. Perhaps some kids can handle this (not sure) and they realize they are fortunate. While others, just ass-ume that they are entitled to all extras all the time. Hxck, our difficult child kids just ass-ume that we will answer their phone calls at all hours of the day, EVEN when they have been rude and abusive to us. What's up with THAT? Zero common sense. Zero idea of cause and effect. Time for a dose of reality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 356761"] I do wonder about the personality disorder possibility. It seems prevalant. Certainly, this problem of something akin to entitlement is pervasive on these boards. And the lack of problem solving, planning, accountability....they all blend together. Yep, they don't seem to think clearly. And I am so unfamiliar with it. Even as a young person, I was not likely to think in this manner. BUT, I recall having little jobs early. I worked in middle school. I had an allowance as a young person, but had "chores." If I wanted more money, there were some extra chores that could be done to earn more money. These things were concrete. There were no $100 sneakers. If you wanted such luxuries, you had to get a job and would never in a million years ask your parents for something so ridiculous. You might ask your parents for a prom dress, but that's about it.....only for very special occassions and again, if it was something unusually expensive, you were expected to at least chip in for the cost. Things tend to be different these days and I'm sure this is at least part of the problem. Perhaps some kids can handle this (not sure) and they realize they are fortunate. While others, just ass-ume that they are entitled to all extras all the time. Hxck, our difficult child kids just ass-ume that we will answer their phone calls at all hours of the day, EVEN when they have been rude and abusive to us. What's up with THAT? Zero common sense. Zero idea of cause and effect. Time for a dose of reality. [/QUOTE]
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