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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 271649" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Whew - I'm at a loss here. Very concerned about you and the little ones. </p><p> </p><p>I have no idea how interstate compacts would work - hopefully someone else will have some ideas. I do think that ... gosh, I don't know. My opinion is very much influenced by where I am with my own difficult child right now. The verbal abuse is miserable, I know. The only way that I've found to deal with it is to flat out ignore it, but that's much easier to do when your kid doesn't live with you. But even when my son's been home and started in with his verbal garbage, ignoring it was the only thing that even came close to working. Don't react, don't respond. If he's being verbally abusive, it's definitely not the time to engage in trying to have a reasonable conversation with him.</p><p> </p><p>I would focus on what you can do to keep yourself, your family, and your property safe. Lock keys and valuables up. Have a safety plan to protect the littles from the verbal junk - I firmly believe that being exposed to verbal violence is just as damaging as the physical violence is. </p><p> </p><p>How long will he be in juvie? What are the chances his father will take him upon his release?</p><p> </p><p>I'm really sorry - wish I had someone helpful to add here, but I'm at a complete loss. Please do take this break from his behaviors to take care of yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 271649, member: 8"] Whew - I'm at a loss here. Very concerned about you and the little ones. I have no idea how interstate compacts would work - hopefully someone else will have some ideas. I do think that ... gosh, I don't know. My opinion is very much influenced by where I am with my own difficult child right now. The verbal abuse is miserable, I know. The only way that I've found to deal with it is to flat out ignore it, but that's much easier to do when your kid doesn't live with you. But even when my son's been home and started in with his verbal garbage, ignoring it was the only thing that even came close to working. Don't react, don't respond. If he's being verbally abusive, it's definitely not the time to engage in trying to have a reasonable conversation with him. I would focus on what you can do to keep yourself, your family, and your property safe. Lock keys and valuables up. Have a safety plan to protect the littles from the verbal junk - I firmly believe that being exposed to verbal violence is just as damaging as the physical violence is. How long will he be in juvie? What are the chances his father will take him upon his release? I'm really sorry - wish I had someone helpful to add here, but I'm at a complete loss. Please do take this break from his behaviors to take care of yourself. [/QUOTE]
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