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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 490114" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Slightly different take here. He will only be 16 once, and his birth was a joyous event. In spite of all the junk going on and how miserable he is making you guys, it is still something to celebrate as best you can. Don't let him take that away from you. </p><p></p><p>I agree with- no Xbox games since that would just be adding gasoline to the fire. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> But ... music? Itunes gift card? CDs? Get him what *you* think he would like. If he equates it with- socks? Tough. This year you are celebrating his b-day more for <u>you</u> than for him, OK? Some years we have to do it that way. </p><p></p><p>We've never tied holiday or b-day gifts into behaviors - if we had, thank you would have had several very barren years there. I think in some ways it's even more important for *us* to participate in the gift of giving when our beloved offspring are being exceptionally difficult. I always found it helped me to rise above for just a little while and be fully grateful for the gift that my difficult child truly truly was.</p><p></p><p>Give what your heart tells you to - not what your head does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 490114, member: 8"] Slightly different take here. He will only be 16 once, and his birth was a joyous event. In spite of all the junk going on and how miserable he is making you guys, it is still something to celebrate as best you can. Don't let him take that away from you. I agree with- no Xbox games since that would just be adding gasoline to the fire. :winking: But ... music? Itunes gift card? CDs? Get him what *you* think he would like. If he equates it with- socks? Tough. This year you are celebrating his b-day more for [U]you[/U] than for him, OK? Some years we have to do it that way. We've never tied holiday or b-day gifts into behaviors - if we had, thank you would have had several very barren years there. I think in some ways it's even more important for *us* to participate in the gift of giving when our beloved offspring are being exceptionally difficult. I always found it helped me to rise above for just a little while and be fully grateful for the gift that my difficult child truly truly was. Give what your heart tells you to - not what your head does. [/QUOTE]
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