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He can bring me down in a nanosecond
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 614774" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Terry... From difficult child's perspective, two major things went wrong here. First, you showed up instead of girlfriend's Mom. Then, because it's you, he thinks it should be driving lesson time, and you said no. </p><p> </p><p>I find that last-minute changes - i.e. changes difficult child doesn't know about at least a few hours in advance - are frequently the trigger for meltdowns. And the second most frequent trigger is breaking some "rule" I didn't know existed... because difficult child is always trying to make sense of the world around him by figuring out what the "rules" are, but he doesn't understand how to allow for flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>Not that we give in, but rather I've found I really HAVE to plan ahead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 614774, member: 11791"] Terry... From difficult child's perspective, two major things went wrong here. First, you showed up instead of girlfriend's Mom. Then, because it's you, he thinks it should be driving lesson time, and you said no. I find that last-minute changes - i.e. changes difficult child doesn't know about at least a few hours in advance - are frequently the trigger for meltdowns. And the second most frequent trigger is breaking some "rule" I didn't know existed... because difficult child is always trying to make sense of the world around him by figuring out what the "rules" are, but he doesn't understand how to allow for flexibility. Not that we give in, but rather I've found I really HAVE to plan ahead. [/QUOTE]
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