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How to deal with the entitled attitude, financial stuff with difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 644325" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Oragami, that's good!!! But you spoke to him too much. He will be waiting with eagerness for dad's paycheck. I like Nancy Reagan's just say no.</p><p></p><p>"Are you going to buy me cigarettes?"</p><p></p><p>"Actually, we've decided that if you want to indulge in that bad habit, you buy them."</p><p></p><p>"Oh, come on. YOU smoke!" (I don't know if you do or not)</p><p></p><p>"The answer is no."</p><p></p><p>"But what about my rats?"</p><p></p><p>"Feed them veggies." Leave off "until Dad gets paid." "You are too old to get an allowanace, Son."</p><p></p><p>"But George, Pete, Dick and Joe get allowances!!!! You're a &@F#&."</p><p></p><p>No answer.</p><p></p><p>"Well?"</p><p></p><p>"No."</p><p></p><p>"You think it's easy to get a job?"</p><p></p><p>"Easy or hard, you still have to get one now."</p><p></p><p>He is snowing you here. It's not that hard to get a two bit job.</p><p></p><p>"So help me if it's so easy!!!"</p><p></p><p>"No."</p><p></p><p>"I'm going to wreck this house from top to bottom if you don't give me cigarette money. What will you do about THAT?"</p><p></p><p>"Call the police."</p><p></p><p>"You would not."</p><p></p><p>Shrug. "I'm going to end this conversation now. These are our answers, no subject to change, no matter what you do."</p><p></p><p>Walk away. Take a shower. Lock the door to your room. Go out and take a walk. And when he tries to bargain with you, refuse. "No."</p><p></p><p>I am getting very good at saying no. I wasn't at one time. It feels good to know I'm in charge of myself. You can do it too.</p><p></p><p>He doesn't need cigarettes. It's a terrible habit. I wouldn't ever buy them for him. He can quit or take butts off the ground to smoke then. I knew some people who did that...ewwwwwww...but they did. He is playing you big time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 644325, member: 1550"] Oragami, that's good!!! But you spoke to him too much. He will be waiting with eagerness for dad's paycheck. I like Nancy Reagan's just say no. "Are you going to buy me cigarettes?" "Actually, we've decided that if you want to indulge in that bad habit, you buy them." "Oh, come on. YOU smoke!" (I don't know if you do or not) "The answer is no." "But what about my rats?" "Feed them veggies." Leave off "until Dad gets paid." "You are too old to get an allowanace, Son." "But George, Pete, Dick and Joe get allowances!!!! You're a &@F#&." No answer. "Well?" "No." "You think it's easy to get a job?" "Easy or hard, you still have to get one now." He is snowing you here. It's not that hard to get a two bit job. "So help me if it's so easy!!!" "No." "I'm going to wreck this house from top to bottom if you don't give me cigarette money. What will you do about THAT?" "Call the police." "You would not." Shrug. "I'm going to end this conversation now. These are our answers, no subject to change, no matter what you do." Walk away. Take a shower. Lock the door to your room. Go out and take a walk. And when he tries to bargain with you, refuse. "No." I am getting very good at saying no. I wasn't at one time. It feels good to know I'm in charge of myself. You can do it too. He doesn't need cigarettes. It's a terrible habit. I wouldn't ever buy them for him. He can quit or take butts off the ground to smoke then. I knew some people who did that...ewwwwwww...but they did. He is playing you big time. [/QUOTE]
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