Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child's lying
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="janebrain" data-source="post: 177825" data-attributes="member: 3208"><p>Hi,</p><p>agreeing with Susie 100 percent. Also, yes, it was unrealistic for you to expect a 13 year old boy to go on rides with you. Your very presence is likely to be embarrassing to him for about the next 4 or 5 years. I remember my easy child son giving me instructions when I came to watch him play in an intermural basketball game when he was about that age. I was not to wave to him, not cheer for him, not acknowledge him in any way. I actually got quite a kick out of it. Do not take it personally, teenagers do not want their peers to know they actually have parents.</p><p></p><p>I think the more you give him the more he will try to take. Also, the nicer I was to my difficult child dtr the meaner she was to me. If I gave her an inch she took a mile. I worried way too much back then that she would hate me. Yes, she did hate me but she especially hated me when I was a wimp. She quit hating me when she got out on her own--she couldn't appreciate me til then. </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry husband is not backing you up. You really need someone to support you through being the tough mom and also with a boy they really need a man with a backbone and the confidence to be able to tell them no. Your husband is being a terrible role model for your son and tacitly approving of his disrespect towards women. </p><p></p><p>Sorry, hugs to you,</p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janebrain, post: 177825, member: 3208"] Hi, agreeing with Susie 100 percent. Also, yes, it was unrealistic for you to expect a 13 year old boy to go on rides with you. Your very presence is likely to be embarrassing to him for about the next 4 or 5 years. I remember my easy child son giving me instructions when I came to watch him play in an intermural basketball game when he was about that age. I was not to wave to him, not cheer for him, not acknowledge him in any way. I actually got quite a kick out of it. Do not take it personally, teenagers do not want their peers to know they actually have parents. I think the more you give him the more he will try to take. Also, the nicer I was to my difficult child dtr the meaner she was to me. If I gave her an inch she took a mile. I worried way too much back then that she would hate me. Yes, she did hate me but she especially hated me when I was a wimp. She quit hating me when she got out on her own--she couldn't appreciate me til then. I'm sorry husband is not backing you up. You really need someone to support you through being the tough mom and also with a boy they really need a man with a backbone and the confidence to be able to tell them no. Your husband is being a terrible role model for your son and tacitly approving of his disrespect towards women. Sorry, hugs to you, Jane [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
difficult child's lying
Top