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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 586944" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>First of all, most of us oldtimers here don't believe that ODD is a bonafide diagnosis. Psychiatrists don't usually diagnose it...therapists do, but they aren't the doctors. Most of the time ODD behavior is due to a bigger disorder. And I do think this child has ODD/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies probably due to some bigger disorder, but, in the end, your boyfriend is a jerk. Your relationship is fine? Really? According to him it's fine so that makes it fine...lol. He doesn't even CARE what YOU think about the relationship. And, sorry, this man let his kids down by staying in a psycho relationship for twelve years and he probably wouldn't know a normal person adult (you) or normal child if it stared him in the face because his life has been chaos, chaos, chaos. Bet he had a crazy childhood himself, but none of that matters. </p><p></p><p>YOU matter. This boyfriend's childish denial is HIS problem, not yours. His child is HIS problem, not yours. And he refuses to fix himself or his child. There is nothing you can do. If I were in your shoes, I'd hopefully think I deserved better. Heck, find somebody without his baggage and have kids who you can raise from infancy and at least have a chance at being normal kids. Why take on this load when boyfriend won't even admit there's a problem? </p><p></p><p>He sounds very immature and you are probably his glue holding him together, but you can't hold him together forever. At some time he has to face himself and his son. HE has to do it. YOU can't.</p><p></p><p>Hugs. Keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 586944, member: 1550"] First of all, most of us oldtimers here don't believe that ODD is a bonafide diagnosis. Psychiatrists don't usually diagnose it...therapists do, but they aren't the doctors. Most of the time ODD behavior is due to a bigger disorder. And I do think this child has ODD/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies probably due to some bigger disorder, but, in the end, your boyfriend is a jerk. Your relationship is fine? Really? According to him it's fine so that makes it fine...lol. He doesn't even CARE what YOU think about the relationship. And, sorry, this man let his kids down by staying in a psycho relationship for twelve years and he probably wouldn't know a normal person adult (you) or normal child if it stared him in the face because his life has been chaos, chaos, chaos. Bet he had a crazy childhood himself, but none of that matters. YOU matter. This boyfriend's childish denial is HIS problem, not yours. His child is HIS problem, not yours. And he refuses to fix himself or his child. There is nothing you can do. If I were in your shoes, I'd hopefully think I deserved better. Heck, find somebody without his baggage and have kids who you can raise from infancy and at least have a chance at being normal kids. Why take on this load when boyfriend won't even admit there's a problem? He sounds very immature and you are probably his glue holding him together, but you can't hold him together forever. At some time he has to face himself and his son. HE has to do it. YOU can't. Hugs. Keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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