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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 42273" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Heather, I'm really sorry. It sounds like tough times at your house.</p><p></p><p>There is no excuse for easy child's behavior toward you, but I'm going to put another spin on it. Maybe he's scared about all that has happened to you. Maybe he wants things back the way they were. Maybe yelling at you to get up and do the housework is his not-very-mature way of saying, "I want my mom back."</p><p></p><p>When I was about easy child's age, my grandmother had open-heart surgery and came to live with us for about two months. It was scary. It was chaotic. I remember feeling angry without understanding why. Again, I'm not excusing easy child's behavior, but teenagers may be expected to behave in a certain way that they may not have the emotional capacity to achieve.</p><p></p><p>A frank talk with easy child may help -- about what happened to you and how things may be different for a while, about his feelings and about your feelings. Exploring the issues, instead of being angry with one another, should in the end strengthen your relationship instead of driving a wedge through it.</p><p></p><p>Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 42273, member: 2423"] Heather, I'm really sorry. It sounds like tough times at your house. There is no excuse for easy child's behavior toward you, but I'm going to put another spin on it. Maybe he's scared about all that has happened to you. Maybe he wants things back the way they were. Maybe yelling at you to get up and do the housework is his not-very-mature way of saying, "I want my mom back." When I was about easy child's age, my grandmother had open-heart surgery and came to live with us for about two months. It was scary. It was chaotic. I remember feeling angry without understanding why. Again, I'm not excusing easy child's behavior, but teenagers may be expected to behave in a certain way that they may not have the emotional capacity to achieve. A frank talk with easy child may help -- about what happened to you and how things may be different for a while, about his feelings and about your feelings. Exploring the issues, instead of being angry with one another, should in the end strengthen your relationship instead of driving a wedge through it. Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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