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First family therapy session a disaster!
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<blockquote data-quote="kris" data-source="post: 50209" data-attributes="member: 74"><p><span style='font-size: 11pt'> <span style='font-family: Georgia'> <span style="color: #3333FF"> <em>from reading your post your son seem extremely adept at controlling your reactions through comments such as he made during the session.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>he's well aware that you guys want him home in the worst way. so he played on your fear that he might decide not to. so now he's got you right where he wants you....jumping to his defense & making excuses for his poor attitude. he is in my opinion bullying you into *his way or the highway*.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>i suspect the therapist knows your son far better than you are giving him credit for. i wouldn't write off difficult child's attitude as bluster at all. he'll talk to you privately? sure he will because he knows he can manipulate you both. difficult child meant it when he said it would be his way or no way.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>i'd be questioning the program about whether or not he's really ready to come home. he seems to have difficulty internalizing things appropriately.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>kris </em> </span> </span> </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kris, post: 50209, member: 74"] <span style='font-size: 11pt'> <span style='font-family: Georgia'> <span style="color: #3333FF"> [i]from reading your post your son seem extremely adept at controlling your reactions through comments such as he made during the session. he's well aware that you guys want him home in the worst way. so he played on your fear that he might decide not to. so now he's got you right where he wants you....jumping to his defense & making excuses for his poor attitude. he is in my opinion bullying you into *his way or the highway*. i suspect the therapist knows your son far better than you are giving him credit for. i wouldn't write off difficult child's attitude as bluster at all. he'll talk to you privately? sure he will because he knows he can manipulate you both. difficult child meant it when he said it would be his way or no way. i'd be questioning the program about whether or not he's really ready to come home. he seems to have difficulty internalizing things appropriately. kris [/i] </span> </span> </span> [/QUOTE]
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