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How to deal with the entitled attitude, financial stuff with difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 644145" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>I am so sorry you are going through a rough time with the finances. I've been there before and it's not fun. You are smart to recognize that you need to back focus on getting things back in order. You know this can be a blessing in disguise. You do not owe your difficult child an expaination as to why the "purse" is now closed, your finances are none of his business but with that being said you can honestly tell him, without going into detail that you are facing some difficulties and have decided to only put out money that is necessary and his coffee and cigarettes are not. Those are things he should be paying for himself anyway.</p><p>I agree with you, if your difficult child really wanted a job he could find one. My difficult child has a felony so it was hard for him to find a job but he did (unfortunately he is now unemployed and homeless - he quit because he said the job was beneath him) There are jobs out there and it may be flipping burgers but it's a job. </p><p>I am a fan of Dave Ramsey and his teachings actually helped me to close the purse where my difficult child is concerned. He teaches how to live a debt free life and when it comes to kids who don't pull their weight he flat out says kick them out. He doesn't have a difficult child only easy child but he speaks the truth and it all comes down to us parents enabling our difficult child's.</p><p>Stay strong and keep that purse closed. You need to be more concerned about you and your husband future than you difficult child's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 644145, member: 18516"] I am so sorry you are going through a rough time with the finances. I've been there before and it's not fun. You are smart to recognize that you need to back focus on getting things back in order. You know this can be a blessing in disguise. You do not owe your difficult child an expaination as to why the "purse" is now closed, your finances are none of his business but with that being said you can honestly tell him, without going into detail that you are facing some difficulties and have decided to only put out money that is necessary and his coffee and cigarettes are not. Those are things he should be paying for himself anyway. I agree with you, if your difficult child really wanted a job he could find one. My difficult child has a felony so it was hard for him to find a job but he did (unfortunately he is now unemployed and homeless - he quit because he said the job was beneath him) There are jobs out there and it may be flipping burgers but it's a job. I am a fan of Dave Ramsey and his teachings actually helped me to close the purse where my difficult child is concerned. He teaches how to live a debt free life and when it comes to kids who don't pull their weight he flat out says kick them out. He doesn't have a difficult child only easy child but he speaks the truth and it all comes down to us parents enabling our difficult child's. Stay strong and keep that purse closed. You need to be more concerned about you and your husband future than you difficult child's. [/QUOTE]
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