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<blockquote data-quote="Mom2oddson" data-source="post: 360992" data-attributes="member: 65"><p>Is there such a thing as "detaching a bit too much"? I'm to the point of "out-of-sight-out-of-mind". My problem is when difficult child-A is home the same time I am. Sitting is a room not talking to each other is uncomfortable. And since he insists on sitting in whatever room I'm in (except my bedroom), it gets uncomfortable. So I ask dumb questions like "what are you plans?".... or if difficult child-A starts talking it's about how mean some friends parent was because the parent turned of the teens phone cuz the parent was mad and how unfair/mean/nasty...etc. was that? Since my answer would be "GOOD for the parent!! The kid deserved it" and we all know that that statement won't go over in difficult child-land.... I just nod my head and smile. </p><p></p><p>I am about 95% sure that difficult child-A will end up in jail over his fines. I'll visit, bring clean socks and underwear, but I will not bail out or feel sorry for difficult child-A. Nor will I feel bad if he gets caught driving without insurance (a state law-duh)... Nor will I feel bad if he gets another MIP (going to a party-house everynight can lead to that)...Oh and I'm 110% sure that there will be a very ****** difficult child-A at the end of summer when I turn off his cell phone. If he doesn't get his GED and get a job by then...no phone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mom2oddson, post: 360992, member: 65"] Is there such a thing as "detaching a bit too much"? I'm to the point of "out-of-sight-out-of-mind". My problem is when difficult child-A is home the same time I am. Sitting is a room not talking to each other is uncomfortable. And since he insists on sitting in whatever room I'm in (except my bedroom), it gets uncomfortable. So I ask dumb questions like "what are you plans?".... or if difficult child-A starts talking it's about how mean some friends parent was because the parent turned of the teens phone cuz the parent was mad and how unfair/mean/nasty...etc. was that? Since my answer would be "GOOD for the parent!! The kid deserved it" and we all know that that statement won't go over in difficult child-land.... I just nod my head and smile. I am about 95% sure that difficult child-A will end up in jail over his fines. I'll visit, bring clean socks and underwear, but I will not bail out or feel sorry for difficult child-A. Nor will I feel bad if he gets caught driving without insurance (a state law-duh)... Nor will I feel bad if he gets another MIP (going to a party-house everynight can lead to that)...Oh and I'm 110% sure that there will be a very ****** difficult child-A at the end of summer when I turn off his cell phone. If he doesn't get his GED and get a job by then...no phone. [/QUOTE]
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