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<blockquote data-quote="Truthsong" data-source="post: 400108"><p>Thanks for the welcome, MidwestMom. </p><p></p><p>I don't know that I would actually send my son anywhere. I just feel like he could really benefit from a place where they could help him learn to respect people and the rules. He's not violent, but also not just disrespectful. He doesn't care about anyone but himself. He says he's sorry about a lot of things, but they are just words. He is still doing the same things he's been asked to correct after *years*! And now that he's a teen, he's talking back and acting even more entitled and mouthy. </p><p></p><p>It is sad that my husband has no bond with him. He has a marvelous bond with my daughter, but my son and he are like oil and water. I think the main reason for this is that my husband doesn't appreciate how solipsist my son seems to be. In a family of those who are far more on the altruistic side, my son is a fish out of water. My husband has no patience for a person who cares so little about anyone around them that they disregard everything. Also, it doesn't help that every time my husband talks to him, my son gets a mocking grin on his face. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/sigh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sigh:" title="sigh :sigh:" data-shortname=":sigh:" /></p><p></p><p>The biological father does less to help. It's a really long story, but the bottom line is that he is self-serving and cares more about his new family and kids than he does about our mutual kids. (After agreeing to let my son live with him, his dad changed his mind and told difficult child on his birthday!) He is moving to another state in the spring anyway. So in answer to your question; he <em>can</em> help. He just won't. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for letting me vent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Truthsong, post: 400108"] Thanks for the welcome, MidwestMom. I don't know that I would actually send my son anywhere. I just feel like he could really benefit from a place where they could help him learn to respect people and the rules. He's not violent, but also not just disrespectful. He doesn't care about anyone but himself. He says he's sorry about a lot of things, but they are just words. He is still doing the same things he's been asked to correct after *years*! And now that he's a teen, he's talking back and acting even more entitled and mouthy. It is sad that my husband has no bond with him. He has a marvelous bond with my daughter, but my son and he are like oil and water. I think the main reason for this is that my husband doesn't appreciate how solipsist my son seems to be. In a family of those who are far more on the altruistic side, my son is a fish out of water. My husband has no patience for a person who cares so little about anyone around them that they disregard everything. Also, it doesn't help that every time my husband talks to him, my son gets a mocking grin on his face. :sigh: The biological father does less to help. It's a really long story, but the bottom line is that he is self-serving and cares more about his new family and kids than he does about our mutual kids. (After agreeing to let my son live with him, his dad changed his mind and told difficult child on his birthday!) He is moving to another state in the spring anyway. So in answer to your question; he [I]can[/I] help. He just won't. Thanks for letting me vent. [/QUOTE]
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