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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 631960" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>It is hard to say no. We dont want to tell our kids no. we have to though. </p><p></p><p>One day early this week..must have been Monday night, my difficult child kept calling us asking for ten bucks. His dad kept saying no, telling him that he didnt have it, that the only money he had was for us this week plus he wont be getting a check this week due to him taking last week off to take difficult child up to visit our other son. All kinds of excuses why he couldnt do what difficult child asked.</p><p></p><p>I sat across the room telling him that he had said no, didnt need to explain and to just say good bye and hang up. He wasnt listening to me until my son overheard me and asked what I was saying. I guess he was hoping I was on his side...lol. They finally hung up after at least 15 minutes on the phone. Less than an hour later difficult child called again! This time I spoke up much faster. difficult child was threatening to come over on his scooter to beg in person. I screamed across the room that NO was a complete sentence and if he showed up here I was calling the cops to have him removed. I finally just walked over to the phone and clicked the button to hang it up. </p><p></p><p>Now we get off the phone and his father kept going on about how difficult child just wont understand that when we say we wont give him money we mean it. I said no wonder, you keep talking so he thinks he can wear you down! I say no and hang up. difficult child has complained that I wont talk to him much anymore. Oh well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 631960, member: 1514"] It is hard to say no. We dont want to tell our kids no. we have to though. One day early this week..must have been Monday night, my difficult child kept calling us asking for ten bucks. His dad kept saying no, telling him that he didnt have it, that the only money he had was for us this week plus he wont be getting a check this week due to him taking last week off to take difficult child up to visit our other son. All kinds of excuses why he couldnt do what difficult child asked. I sat across the room telling him that he had said no, didnt need to explain and to just say good bye and hang up. He wasnt listening to me until my son overheard me and asked what I was saying. I guess he was hoping I was on his side...lol. They finally hung up after at least 15 minutes on the phone. Less than an hour later difficult child called again! This time I spoke up much faster. difficult child was threatening to come over on his scooter to beg in person. I screamed across the room that NO was a complete sentence and if he showed up here I was calling the cops to have him removed. I finally just walked over to the phone and clicked the button to hang it up. Now we get off the phone and his father kept going on about how difficult child just wont understand that when we say we wont give him money we mean it. I said no wonder, you keep talking so he thinks he can wear you down! I say no and hang up. difficult child has complained that I wont talk to him much anymore. Oh well. [/QUOTE]
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