TerryJ2
Well-Known Member
husband noticed that difficult child had a wad of money, with either a 50 or 20 dollar bill on the outside, when we came home from our family Christmas trip. difficult child received $140 from his bmom and grandmother on Dec. 10 for his birthday, and spent most of it. Technically, he should have only fives and ones.
husband also noticed our b-i-l receiving $ from his daughter and worried that difficult child had taken it.
I emailed b-i-l and it turns out that it was from his son, after they went to Dairy Queen (all forbidden foods for difficult child, too, sigh).
I just wish difficult child could see how much damage he does to relationships when he does things like this ... before he does them. He does not have one ounce of control. I wish there were a drug or surgery we could give him to fix the missing piece. We've tried and tried to teach him consequences and he just doesn't get it. He only gets each occurrance when it happens and cannot see the big picture.
It's exhausting, frustrating, disheartening and maddening.
B-i-l and family know that difficult child is "different" but I don't know if they've ever considered that he would steal from them.
I will wait for husband to come home from church and we will address it together with-difficult child.
This, on top of going on easy child's laptop and using Facebook. (Yes, she left her door unlocked.)
I'm running out of ideas for punishments. It seems like nothing works. He is who is is.
But I don't want to give him back the TV cord or PS2 because it would be rewarding bad behavior.
Thanks for listening ...
husband also noticed our b-i-l receiving $ from his daughter and worried that difficult child had taken it.
I emailed b-i-l and it turns out that it was from his son, after they went to Dairy Queen (all forbidden foods for difficult child, too, sigh).
I just wish difficult child could see how much damage he does to relationships when he does things like this ... before he does them. He does not have one ounce of control. I wish there were a drug or surgery we could give him to fix the missing piece. We've tried and tried to teach him consequences and he just doesn't get it. He only gets each occurrance when it happens and cannot see the big picture.
It's exhausting, frustrating, disheartening and maddening.
B-i-l and family know that difficult child is "different" but I don't know if they've ever considered that he would steal from them.
I will wait for husband to come home from church and we will address it together with-difficult child.
This, on top of going on easy child's laptop and using Facebook. (Yes, she left her door unlocked.)
I'm running out of ideas for punishments. It seems like nothing works. He is who is is.
But I don't want to give him back the TV cord or PS2 because it would be rewarding bad behavior.
Thanks for listening ...