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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 281016" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>I think I need to step back, too. </p><p></p><p>He was getting community service hours with me because I'm disabled. He did things I can't do: mow the lawn, clean the bathrooms, scrub the patio furniture, vacuum, etc. But, I'm not giving him anymore. I had to track him down and then follow up behind him. He got something out of it because he didn't want to go to the other places to get his hours - the work at the humane society, for example, is tough. And then for him to just continue to lie to me and manipulate.... No. I'm not making anything easier for him anymore. </p><p></p><p>He's one of those kids that you have to really lay down the law, be firm and stick to it. He says he likes me because I can be a real B and I don't put up with his carp. The problem is, I can't enforce anything so my hands are tied and I end up frustrated.</p><p></p><p>And I do wonder how much of this is his illness and how much is his personality. You can't blame *everything* on bipolar. I'm not really sure how much he wants to get better. As I said, he just says what you want to hear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 281016, member: 7083"] I think I need to step back, too. He was getting community service hours with me because I'm disabled. He did things I can't do: mow the lawn, clean the bathrooms, scrub the patio furniture, vacuum, etc. But, I'm not giving him anymore. I had to track him down and then follow up behind him. He got something out of it because he didn't want to go to the other places to get his hours - the work at the humane society, for example, is tough. And then for him to just continue to lie to me and manipulate.... No. I'm not making anything easier for him anymore. He's one of those kids that you have to really lay down the law, be firm and stick to it. He says he likes me because I can be a real B and I don't put up with his carp. The problem is, I can't enforce anything so my hands are tied and I end up frustrated. And I do wonder how much of this is his illness and how much is his personality. You can't blame *everything* on bipolar. I'm not really sure how much he wants to get better. As I said, he just says what you want to hear. [/QUOTE]
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