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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 373898" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>That is a tactic to get you upset and try to get you to do something. If you need to respond try "You are right. I AM a jerk. I never pay for the water so you can shower. I never buy frozen pizza so you can enjoy it. I don't pay for cable so you can watch tv. I didn't buy that cute shirt you are wearing. I am such a jerk that I don't supply body wash for you to wash in, or that shampoo you like. I never buy you X book to read. I don't supply a house for your non-working adult butt to live in. If I am such a jerk you know where the door is."</p><p> </p><p>You may or may not choost to add "Don't come back if you have that attitude because I am going to be the jerk you say I am and NOT provide all those things.</p><p> </p><p>Even at his worst Wiz would recognize that he was being an idiot and backpedal. The two times he didn't I stopped providing those things that I could. He found a bar of cheap soap in the shower instead of the baby wash he liked. He found regular toothpaste instead of the orange stuff he liked. He found boring corn flakes instead of frosted mini wheats. He found a peanut butter sandwich for lunch - no jelly, no chips, no dip for his carrots, and a small bottle of tap water instead of a juice box (he was 14 and it was the first lunch I packed since he was in first grade.) He came home and found no snack available, no tv available, no computer, his room was locked so he had nothing. Boy did he get THAT point. </p><p> </p><p>It may or may not work with your difficult child. If you are not committed to removing the stuff then don't say you will. Just detail all of the things you DO provide and leave it at that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 373898, member: 1233"] That is a tactic to get you upset and try to get you to do something. If you need to respond try "You are right. I AM a jerk. I never pay for the water so you can shower. I never buy frozen pizza so you can enjoy it. I don't pay for cable so you can watch tv. I didn't buy that cute shirt you are wearing. I am such a jerk that I don't supply body wash for you to wash in, or that shampoo you like. I never buy you X book to read. I don't supply a house for your non-working adult butt to live in. If I am such a jerk you know where the door is." You may or may not choost to add "Don't come back if you have that attitude because I am going to be the jerk you say I am and NOT provide all those things. Even at his worst Wiz would recognize that he was being an idiot and backpedal. The two times he didn't I stopped providing those things that I could. He found a bar of cheap soap in the shower instead of the baby wash he liked. He found regular toothpaste instead of the orange stuff he liked. He found boring corn flakes instead of frosted mini wheats. He found a peanut butter sandwich for lunch - no jelly, no chips, no dip for his carrots, and a small bottle of tap water instead of a juice box (he was 14 and it was the first lunch I packed since he was in first grade.) He came home and found no snack available, no tv available, no computer, his room was locked so he had nothing. Boy did he get THAT point. It may or may not work with your difficult child. If you are not committed to removing the stuff then don't say you will. Just detail all of the things you DO provide and leave it at that. [/QUOTE]
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