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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 592214" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>My difficult child is so much like that girl, except for some reason he has tested clean on the drug tests he's had. The bullying behaviour is a way for them to gain control over their parents. For me, difficult child would bully me when husband was not around and he towers over me and would use that to his advantage. Then he started bullying me right in front of husband - that didn't go over too well and the police had to be called - much like this difficult child on tv. </p><p></p><p>My difficult child also changed drastically at about the same age as this girl. Prior to that he could be mouthy and it was difficult to get him to do chores but he wasn't too bad - mostly typical teen stuff. I honestly didn't know what hit me. I think it was a combination of spoiled entitlement along with the fact that he knew at 16 he could walk out the door and we couldn't stop him. </p><p></p><p>Like this difficult child I don't think our difficult child thought we would ever kick him out. I think he thought he'd just bully us into submission and then he could come and go as he pleased and treat us however he felt. Didn't work out that way for him or this girl. </p><p></p><p>I wish our laws were that we had control until my difficult child was 18 - I'd have sent him to Idaho or wherever in a heartbeat.... sigh, I hope those parents get some peace and some new skills for dealing with their daughter and I hope the daughter gets clean and learns some mature thinking and behaviour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 592214, member: 14356"] My difficult child is so much like that girl, except for some reason he has tested clean on the drug tests he's had. The bullying behaviour is a way for them to gain control over their parents. For me, difficult child would bully me when husband was not around and he towers over me and would use that to his advantage. Then he started bullying me right in front of husband - that didn't go over too well and the police had to be called - much like this difficult child on tv. My difficult child also changed drastically at about the same age as this girl. Prior to that he could be mouthy and it was difficult to get him to do chores but he wasn't too bad - mostly typical teen stuff. I honestly didn't know what hit me. I think it was a combination of spoiled entitlement along with the fact that he knew at 16 he could walk out the door and we couldn't stop him. Like this difficult child I don't think our difficult child thought we would ever kick him out. I think he thought he'd just bully us into submission and then he could come and go as he pleased and treat us however he felt. Didn't work out that way for him or this girl. I wish our laws were that we had control until my difficult child was 18 - I'd have sent him to Idaho or wherever in a heartbeat.... sigh, I hope those parents get some peace and some new skills for dealing with their daughter and I hope the daughter gets clean and learns some mature thinking and behaviour. [/QUOTE]
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