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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: 644323" data-attributes="member: 18099"><p>So here's how the preliminary talk went while difficult child was in the kitchen with me last night.</p><p>Him: Can I get money for cigs and food?</p><p>Me: No, we don't have money for that now. You know your dad doesn't get paid for December.</p><p>Him: Well, my rats need food. Are they supposed to starve? </p><p>Me: They can eat veggies for a couple of days until payday.</p><p>Him: Then you can buy me a cheap carton of cigs on payday with my allowance and I won't need to beg you for them everyday.</p><p>Me: You're not getting an allowance now. You need to get a job.</p><p>Him: Weren't you going to give me money to do laundry? I won't do my laundry this week. And I won't ask for any snacks or extra food from the grocery store. That will be enough for the carton. See, I'm already saving you money.</p><p>Me: I said no. </p><p>Him: Then why don't you get me a job if it's so easy to get one.</p><p>Me: You can get your own job. Nobody ever got a job for me.</p><p></p><p>I then walked into the other room and he got distracted with a phone call. He texted me this morning that he needs cigarettes. I told him I'm really busy at work, can't talk right now.</p><p></p><p>He's relentless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Origami, post: 644323, member: 18099"] So here's how the preliminary talk went while difficult child was in the kitchen with me last night. Him: Can I get money for cigs and food? Me: No, we don't have money for that now. You know your dad doesn't get paid for December. Him: Well, my rats need food. Are they supposed to starve? Me: They can eat veggies for a couple of days until payday. Him: Then you can buy me a cheap carton of cigs on payday with my allowance and I won't need to beg you for them everyday. Me: You're not getting an allowance now. You need to get a job. Him: Weren't you going to give me money to do laundry? I won't do my laundry this week. And I won't ask for any snacks or extra food from the grocery store. That will be enough for the carton. See, I'm already saving you money. Me: I said no. Him: Then why don't you get me a job if it's so easy to get one. Me: You can get your own job. Nobody ever got a job for me. I then walked into the other room and he got distracted with a phone call. He texted me this morning that he needs cigarettes. I told him I'm really busy at work, can't talk right now. He's relentless. [/QUOTE]
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