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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 586994" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I had to laugh at Step's reply too...lol.</p><p></p><p>DF, honestly I do believe this may be true of lots of difficult child's and even some typical teen's. Not all of it because quite a bit of it has some magical thinking going on and some kids are very good at concrete thinking but not all of them. I think it depends on the diagnosis. From what I can tell, most of the kids with bipolar or borderline have money issues. I was also one of them. Remember that old adage about the person who said that they didnt understand how they could be out of money if they had checks left? Well that was me....lol. Thats why I never allowed my boys to have checks with any bank accounts even if they had checking accounts and they understood why. Just took temptation away. </p><p></p><p>Cory was just horrible when he was a teen and wanted everything that was expensive. He wanted Timberlands and all the expensive clothes. He wanted to dress in all the latest fashions and wanted to go shopping every month on my payday. He couldnt figure out why I couldnt give him all this because in his mind I made so much money and should be able to just peel of hundred dollar bills like they were one's.</p><p></p><p>Well....Cory grew up and had to take care of not only all his needs but those of a girlfriend but also TWO children. Ahhh, where did Timberlands go? LOL. Well if he found them at the Goodwill store he got them! He has found this really nice place that sells seconds of good clothes at prices that are the same as Walmart but even then he doesnt buy clothes for him more than every two years or so. He may get an outfit or two for gifts during the year. He has to pay the bills. Im the one who buys the kids clothes. He has to pay his regular bills and he found out that what he thought was big money isnt so big anymore. Life hit him upside the head.</p><p></p><p>*Does that to so many people. Probably will to most of our difficult child's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 586994, member: 1514"] I had to laugh at Step's reply too...lol. DF, honestly I do believe this may be true of lots of difficult child's and even some typical teen's. Not all of it because quite a bit of it has some magical thinking going on and some kids are very good at concrete thinking but not all of them. I think it depends on the diagnosis. From what I can tell, most of the kids with bipolar or borderline have money issues. I was also one of them. Remember that old adage about the person who said that they didnt understand how they could be out of money if they had checks left? Well that was me....lol. Thats why I never allowed my boys to have checks with any bank accounts even if they had checking accounts and they understood why. Just took temptation away. Cory was just horrible when he was a teen and wanted everything that was expensive. He wanted Timberlands and all the expensive clothes. He wanted to dress in all the latest fashions and wanted to go shopping every month on my payday. He couldnt figure out why I couldnt give him all this because in his mind I made so much money and should be able to just peel of hundred dollar bills like they were one's. Well....Cory grew up and had to take care of not only all his needs but those of a girlfriend but also TWO children. Ahhh, where did Timberlands go? LOL. Well if he found them at the Goodwill store he got them! He has found this really nice place that sells seconds of good clothes at prices that are the same as Walmart but even then he doesnt buy clothes for him more than every two years or so. He may get an outfit or two for gifts during the year. He has to pay the bills. Im the one who buys the kids clothes. He has to pay his regular bills and he found out that what he thought was big money isnt so big anymore. Life hit him upside the head. *Does that to so many people. Probably will to most of our difficult child's. [/QUOTE]
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