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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 419199" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Sadly Susie, I have tried that method with Katie. It doesn't work. </p><p></p><p>She doesn't even have an emotional attachment to these kids. There is no bond........I knew that with Kayla and Alex because it was so in your face obvious when they were little. Spending time with her and Evan this week without M in the picture........I strongly suspect it is also true with Evan. She is not inclined to interact with them on any level unless she is forced to for some reason. This really interferes with trying to teach parenting skills, even the basics. Katie's biomom is a good person whom I can say tried her best with katie. BUT biomom also had zero parenting skills. As long as katie was following house rules.......katie was for the most part ignored while her mom immersed herself in tv game shows and soap operas. Biomom's father, whom they lived with until he died when katie was 16 (and all hades broke loose and their lives went straight into the toilet), was super controlling. Katie rarely broke house rules, which meant much of the time she was ignored. Now I wasn't there so can't say how much ignoring went on.........but always when katie came to stay with us the thing she loved most was that I was so involved and active with the kids, and she often asked me why I didn't just sit and watch tv all day like her mom did. </p><p></p><p>Nichole is very tempted to call in supernanny. lol However, I think even she would probably give up and just call cps.</p><p></p><p>That is another thing. Residents in this complex do not hesitate to give cps a call, nor does the manager. While there are many stereotypical "trash" type familes that live there, there are plenty of good poor people who also live there. Thankfully the latter is the majority as the manager weeds out the bad from good on an ongoing basis. Because these apartments are literally on top of each other.....townhouses that share common walls with next door townhouses......everyone is up in everyone else's business even when you don't want to be. Those walls are not thick nor sound proof. Being a small rural town, most people have those values and won't hesitate to call police or cps if the situation calls for it. Residents will have katie pegged by the end of the first week. The poor pity me routine will not work on them. Because half of them are trying the same routine and can recognize the scam.......and the other half have been exposed to it so much it makes them sick. lol </p><p></p><p>Last time katie had many neighbors reporting her to both the manager and cps. It will probably be the same this time. I scoped out a few of her neighbors.....some we know, which like last time will be useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 419199, member: 84"] Sadly Susie, I have tried that method with Katie. It doesn't work. She doesn't even have an emotional attachment to these kids. There is no bond........I knew that with Kayla and Alex because it was so in your face obvious when they were little. Spending time with her and Evan this week without M in the picture........I strongly suspect it is also true with Evan. She is not inclined to interact with them on any level unless she is forced to for some reason. This really interferes with trying to teach parenting skills, even the basics. Katie's biomom is a good person whom I can say tried her best with katie. BUT biomom also had zero parenting skills. As long as katie was following house rules.......katie was for the most part ignored while her mom immersed herself in tv game shows and soap operas. Biomom's father, whom they lived with until he died when katie was 16 (and all hades broke loose and their lives went straight into the toilet), was super controlling. Katie rarely broke house rules, which meant much of the time she was ignored. Now I wasn't there so can't say how much ignoring went on.........but always when katie came to stay with us the thing she loved most was that I was so involved and active with the kids, and she often asked me why I didn't just sit and watch tv all day like her mom did. Nichole is very tempted to call in supernanny. lol However, I think even she would probably give up and just call cps. That is another thing. Residents in this complex do not hesitate to give cps a call, nor does the manager. While there are many stereotypical "trash" type familes that live there, there are plenty of good poor people who also live there. Thankfully the latter is the majority as the manager weeds out the bad from good on an ongoing basis. Because these apartments are literally on top of each other.....townhouses that share common walls with next door townhouses......everyone is up in everyone else's business even when you don't want to be. Those walls are not thick nor sound proof. Being a small rural town, most people have those values and won't hesitate to call police or cps if the situation calls for it. Residents will have katie pegged by the end of the first week. The poor pity me routine will not work on them. Because half of them are trying the same routine and can recognize the scam.......and the other half have been exposed to it so much it makes them sick. lol Last time katie had many neighbors reporting her to both the manager and cps. It will probably be the same this time. I scoped out a few of her neighbors.....some we know, which like last time will be useful. [/QUOTE]
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