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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 602275" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>During one of our recent phone calls to the family therapist, I was relaying the things difficult child was saying to us like that she would kill herself or go live with a heroin addict that got her started using heroin if we didn't do x, y, or z. Our family therapist said she was being abusive.</p><p></p><p>I was surprised when she use the word abusive and told her that. Her response was that emotional blackmail was abuse, pure and simple. When I thought I about it I realized she was right and I could stop it cold by refusing to listen to it.</p><p></p><p>That gave me a sense of empowerment and I now have blocked her texts and have her calls sent to voicemail and choose when and if I want to return her calls. I have made it very clear that as soon as the emotional blackmail starts, I will hang up. It has gotten much better since then.</p><p></p><p>Your difficult child's callous disregard for your well-being was also abusive and I am glad that you saw it for what it was. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 602275, member: 1967"] During one of our recent phone calls to the family therapist, I was relaying the things difficult child was saying to us like that she would kill herself or go live with a heroin addict that got her started using heroin if we didn't do x, y, or z. Our family therapist said she was being abusive. I was surprised when she use the word abusive and told her that. Her response was that emotional blackmail was abuse, pure and simple. When I thought I about it I realized she was right and I could stop it cold by refusing to listen to it. That gave me a sense of empowerment and I now have blocked her texts and have her calls sent to voicemail and choose when and if I want to return her calls. I have made it very clear that as soon as the emotional blackmail starts, I will hang up. It has gotten much better since then. Your difficult child's callous disregard for your well-being was also abusive and I am glad that you saw it for what it was. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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