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<blockquote data-quote="Tired out" data-source="post: 738263" data-attributes="member: 23103"><p>[QUOTE="bluebell, post: 738259, member: 16761"</p><p> Tired on the hour per day. Does your son know about this and patiently wait until 6 for any response?</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I didn't tell him. if he calls it rings on his end then disconnects. The texts just say sending, not received until I turn off the block and they can come through. He hasn't asked yet what takes me SO long to answer.. I don't think he will have the nerve to ask that, there have been times that I text him and he doesn't reply for hours. Why should I jump on every communication, he doesn't. I like that I don't know he texted until I turn the phone on. this has been going on for 5 weeks. I have conditioned myself not to think about it anymore, i even set an alert on my phone to remind be at 6 to unblock! I want to condition him not to always contact me just to ask for something. </p><p>If he asks I am going to say, "No clue. I don't live for my phone." That's it. I am not going to defend myself not answering. That is a HUGE step forward for me.</p><p></p><p>The thing is on-line banking has made it much too easy for him to ask me for money, just press a button and I can send 20.00 to his account. Since we have the same bank it transfers pretty much instantaneously. </p><p>He is asking less and less. He is working 2 jobs to get on top of things and get his finances in order. BUT with just moving into an apartment there have been things to buy that he took for granted living here. His dad (the guy he told me to divorce--of course i didn't tell hubby that) asked "what does he need?" Dad said, "let's help him with that stuff" so we bought the stuff, we didn't just give money to him. </p><p>what is it with these manipulative, self centered people? they only call or text if they want something. </p><p>My daughter calls, texts, snap chats, silly stuff, just to say hi! or to ask me if I want to do something with her. Had to go out of town for a family thing a few weeks ago and daughter came over just to hang with her dad, make sure if he needed any help with our disabled son. Dad ordered in dinner and they watched cash cab together . Why can't son act like that?</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Tired out, post: 738263, member: 23103"] [QUOTE="bluebell, post: 738259, member: 16761" Tired on the hour per day. Does your son know about this and patiently wait until 6 for any response?[/QUOTE] I didn't tell him. if he calls it rings on his end then disconnects. The texts just say sending, not received until I turn off the block and they can come through. He hasn't asked yet what takes me SO long to answer.. I don't think he will have the nerve to ask that, there have been times that I text him and he doesn't reply for hours. Why should I jump on every communication, he doesn't. I like that I don't know he texted until I turn the phone on. this has been going on for 5 weeks. I have conditioned myself not to think about it anymore, i even set an alert on my phone to remind be at 6 to unblock! I want to condition him not to always contact me just to ask for something. If he asks I am going to say, "No clue. I don't live for my phone." That's it. I am not going to defend myself not answering. That is a HUGE step forward for me. The thing is on-line banking has made it much too easy for him to ask me for money, just press a button and I can send 20.00 to his account. Since we have the same bank it transfers pretty much instantaneously. He is asking less and less. He is working 2 jobs to get on top of things and get his finances in order. BUT with just moving into an apartment there have been things to buy that he took for granted living here. His dad (the guy he told me to divorce--of course i didn't tell hubby that) asked "what does he need?" Dad said, "let's help him with that stuff" so we bought the stuff, we didn't just give money to him. what is it with these manipulative, self centered people? they only call or text if they want something. My daughter calls, texts, snap chats, silly stuff, just to say hi! or to ask me if I want to do something with her. Had to go out of town for a family thing a few weeks ago and daughter came over just to hang with her dad, make sure if he needed any help with our disabled son. Dad ordered in dinner and they watched cash cab together . Why can't son act like that? [/QUOTE]
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