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Please share your stories about how you were able to tell your difficult children "NO"
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 614467" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I have never been very good at saying no to Cory but I have gotten better in the last few years. It is much easier for me when he isnt living with me. My therapist helped me to learn that NO is a complete sentence and I dont have to explain. In person he is much more pitiful.</p><p></p><p>The other two really dont ask for anything. One time Jamie called me, or I called him I cant remember, but I found out he was ticked off because his wife spent money on some trivial things and after all his bills were paid out of that check they were pretty much broke and he was feeling really badly about that. They didnt have much money left to buy groceries for the next two weeks. I offered to send him some money but he refused and said they would deal with what they had in the freezer. I did send him 2 large pizza's from Pizza Hut along with a few of their sides and two 2 liter Pepsi's...lol. I can order those online from here and have them delivered to his house. He was very appreciative. </p><p></p><p>I do have to say that we have kept this fairly large double wide just in the awful case that we ever needed the entire family come live with us. As you know, we dont think Billy will ever move out, or if he does it wont be for quite awhile. I dont like having Cory here and he has been at the house since last Saturday night and I am about sick of him...lol. He left this morning and I hope that means he isnt coming back. I say that we could have everyone here but it would be a very tight fit with all the families and I am sure I would be past nuts in a very short while but if something really bad happened we would deal. Something bad would have to be very bad...like Jamie getting hurt at work and not being able to pay the mortgage and losing his home. I wouldnt let them be homeless, not when he has worked so hard at being self sufficient all these years. </p><p></p><p>You know that I have always had some guilt when it comes to Cory but I know I didnt do anything on purpose. He has only tried to say anything bad to me one time and I really laid into him in return. I have always been amazed that my kids havent blamed me much. I wasnt a great mom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 614467, member: 1514"] I have never been very good at saying no to Cory but I have gotten better in the last few years. It is much easier for me when he isnt living with me. My therapist helped me to learn that NO is a complete sentence and I dont have to explain. In person he is much more pitiful. The other two really dont ask for anything. One time Jamie called me, or I called him I cant remember, but I found out he was ticked off because his wife spent money on some trivial things and after all his bills were paid out of that check they were pretty much broke and he was feeling really badly about that. They didnt have much money left to buy groceries for the next two weeks. I offered to send him some money but he refused and said they would deal with what they had in the freezer. I did send him 2 large pizza's from Pizza Hut along with a few of their sides and two 2 liter Pepsi's...lol. I can order those online from here and have them delivered to his house. He was very appreciative. I do have to say that we have kept this fairly large double wide just in the awful case that we ever needed the entire family come live with us. As you know, we dont think Billy will ever move out, or if he does it wont be for quite awhile. I dont like having Cory here and he has been at the house since last Saturday night and I am about sick of him...lol. He left this morning and I hope that means he isnt coming back. I say that we could have everyone here but it would be a very tight fit with all the families and I am sure I would be past nuts in a very short while but if something really bad happened we would deal. Something bad would have to be very bad...like Jamie getting hurt at work and not being able to pay the mortgage and losing his home. I wouldnt let them be homeless, not when he has worked so hard at being self sufficient all these years. You know that I have always had some guilt when it comes to Cory but I know I didnt do anything on purpose. He has only tried to say anything bad to me one time and I really laid into him in return. I have always been amazed that my kids havent blamed me much. I wasnt a great mom. [/QUOTE]
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