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I Don't Know How To Talk To My Difficult Child...
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<blockquote data-quote="Littleboylost" data-source="post: 715332" data-attributes="member: 21895"><p>We are in the same boat. Our son is facing 2 felony charges. We had him arrested. I wanted to cut him loose after his last episodes of disrespect ( took my car came back wreaking of weed and brought weed into the house). The negative talk about your faults and short comings are Gaslighting. I have leaned this new term here and am developing better coping skills. My husband wants to give him one more shot. D.C. Claims we are to blame for his issues and addiction. He never feels good enough....when we confront his bad behavior threatens to kill himself. Has started cutting (very superficial cuts), all diversion and manipulation. Attention Seeking behavior. I tell him well you had better follow up on that psychiatric referral and get yourself to therapy. I don't make the calls for him. He has decided to obtain a lawyer for his court Charges and he is furious I won't help him obtain one. Why would I I had him arrested. He still blames us for his arrest. Ah no it was your attitude and actions my boy. He was couch surfing and begged to come home. I said not without rehab. He came home after being placed on bail (I didn't bail him out). OD'd the day after my mother died. We put him in hospital 24 hour hold and then he went to detox and signed himself out. I refused to let him come home no rehab no home. He is in outpatient rehab, spent 6 weeks doing nothing room was a pig stigh, then the car incident and pot. I refuse to engage him in arguments I just walk away. I also told him attitude and respect are critical if he wants to reside with us after he turns 18. He grumbles a lot but doesn't gaslight as much any more. Only time will tell how this turns out. He did clean his room and do some chores without being asked 100 times. That was a surprise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Littleboylost, post: 715332, member: 21895"] We are in the same boat. Our son is facing 2 felony charges. We had him arrested. I wanted to cut him loose after his last episodes of disrespect ( took my car came back wreaking of weed and brought weed into the house). The negative talk about your faults and short comings are Gaslighting. I have leaned this new term here and am developing better coping skills. My husband wants to give him one more shot. D.C. Claims we are to blame for his issues and addiction. He never feels good enough....when we confront his bad behavior threatens to kill himself. Has started cutting (very superficial cuts), all diversion and manipulation. Attention Seeking behavior. I tell him well you had better follow up on that psychiatric referral and get yourself to therapy. I don't make the calls for him. He has decided to obtain a lawyer for his court Charges and he is furious I won't help him obtain one. Why would I I had him arrested. He still blames us for his arrest. Ah no it was your attitude and actions my boy. He was couch surfing and begged to come home. I said not without rehab. He came home after being placed on bail (I didn't bail him out). OD'd the day after my mother died. We put him in hospital 24 hour hold and then he went to detox and signed himself out. I refused to let him come home no rehab no home. He is in outpatient rehab, spent 6 weeks doing nothing room was a pig stigh, then the car incident and pot. I refuse to engage him in arguments I just walk away. I also told him attitude and respect are critical if he wants to reside with us after he turns 18. He grumbles a lot but doesn't gaslight as much any more. Only time will tell how this turns out. He did clean his room and do some chores without being asked 100 times. That was a surprise. [/QUOTE]
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