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How to deal with the entitled attitude, financial stuff with difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Origami" data-source="post: 644163" data-attributes="member: 18099"><p>MWM, I think it's the tantrums that keep me from being more decisive with telling him "no" to anything. The last time we put our foot down with him (took away his cell phone and money because he stayed out overnight), he punched the walls, slammed doors, threw things, etc. to the point where our downstairs neighbors were asking me what happened the next day. We live in an apartment building.</p><p></p><p>He's very good at battering a person with words and repeating questions so often that you just give in to make him shut up, too. </p><p></p><p>As for work ethic, my other four adult kids (including older difficult child) have all had jobs since they were teenagers. My daughter, who is a full-time college student, works at two part-time jobs and also babysits. Somehow "baby adult boy" didn't get the memo. I think we actually had lower expectations from difficult child on all counts because of his numerous behavioral challenges through the years, and a lot of our reaction to him is just to try to get through the day peacefully. He's not nearly as volatile as he once was, but still has that entitled attitude (are we allowed to say "lazy" anymore?)</p><p></p><p>All I have to do is look at our bank book to see that I have all the reason I need to stand up for our needs. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks for the words, and I may very well quote you verbatim, MWM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Origami, post: 644163, member: 18099"] MWM, I think it's the tantrums that keep me from being more decisive with telling him "no" to anything. The last time we put our foot down with him (took away his cell phone and money because he stayed out overnight), he punched the walls, slammed doors, threw things, etc. to the point where our downstairs neighbors were asking me what happened the next day. We live in an apartment building. He's very good at battering a person with words and repeating questions so often that you just give in to make him shut up, too. As for work ethic, my other four adult kids (including older difficult child) have all had jobs since they were teenagers. My daughter, who is a full-time college student, works at two part-time jobs and also babysits. Somehow "baby adult boy" didn't get the memo. I think we actually had lower expectations from difficult child on all counts because of his numerous behavioral challenges through the years, and a lot of our reaction to him is just to try to get through the day peacefully. He's not nearly as volatile as he once was, but still has that entitled attitude (are we allowed to say "lazy" anymore?) All I have to do is look at our bank book to see that I have all the reason I need to stand up for our needs. Thanks for the words, and I may very well quote you verbatim, MWM. [/QUOTE]
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