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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 287400" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>Linda- Duckie was four when my father died. She would start every meal for the next year by saying, in an over-dramatic & wistful voice: "Papa died". Finally one day I had had enough and told her to stop. It had been excruciating for me to hear about my father's death every day especially when Duckie didn't really understand and was using my father's death to create drama and control the family's dinner conversation.</p><p></p><p>I think you did the right thing. Wm is grieving, I'm sure, but he's also using husband's death as an excuse to act awfully toward others. It's not acceptable.</p><p></p><p>And about the birthday thing... I just told Duckie that under the Christmas tree would be empty and nothing for her next birthday (in January!) if she didn't stop talking about it. I told her I was not her personal shopping service and wouldn't be taking orders any time soon. So I understand... and wm is acting at the level of my 8yo difficult child. I hope he gets the joke that their is reciprocity in life and starts to show that he values you and kt more. That could be a way he could make his grief over husband's death mean something.</p><p></p><p>{{{Hugs}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 287400, member: 1722"] Linda- Duckie was four when my father died. She would start every meal for the next year by saying, in an over-dramatic & wistful voice: "Papa died". Finally one day I had had enough and told her to stop. It had been excruciating for me to hear about my father's death every day especially when Duckie didn't really understand and was using my father's death to create drama and control the family's dinner conversation. I think you did the right thing. Wm is grieving, I'm sure, but he's also using husband's death as an excuse to act awfully toward others. It's not acceptable. And about the birthday thing... I just told Duckie that under the Christmas tree would be empty and nothing for her next birthday (in January!) if she didn't stop talking about it. I told her I was not her personal shopping service and wouldn't be taking orders any time soon. So I understand... and wm is acting at the level of my 8yo difficult child. I hope he gets the joke that their is reciprocity in life and starts to show that he values you and kt more. That could be a way he could make his grief over husband's death mean something. {{{Hugs}}} [/QUOTE]
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