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I finally put my foot down. still in shock.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 695911" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Okay...first of all, HE'S BEING A JERK! Hanging up on someone is just plain RUDE. Even when I've hung up on my son for screaming at me, I've told him, "I'm hanging up now. I love you. Goodbye." Second, HE'S BEING A CHILD. If you have stomach problems caused by stress to the point you are ill - you GO to a DOCTOR. That's what you DO if you are unwell. If his SON was complaining of all these problems, would he not take him to the pediatrician? Grown-ups aren't afraid of going to the doctor if they have a medical problem. For the love of Pete, it's maybe an ulcer - not cancer! Get some Pepcid and some Valium and get over it! </p><p></p><p>Now...if it were ME, this is my take on it. If you want to talk to him...you are going to have to do none of the talking. I would tell him, "If you need to vent, I'll listen. But I WON'T have you call me stupid and I WON'T have you disrespect me anymore. I AM YOUR MOTHER! YOU DO NOT SPEAK TO ME THAT WAY, PERIOD! If you do I will be the one hanging up on you! So don't expect advice, because you only say hateful things if you don't think I'm saying the right thing. I will listen. I will NOT offer advice."</p><p></p><p>And DO it. Listen, make "uh-huh" and sympathetic tongue clucking noises. While he's talking do your nails or play a computer game and mostly tune him out. Eventually, maybe, he'll get the hint that you are tired of being his whipping boy.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/group-hug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":group-hug:" title="group hug :group-hug:" data-shortname=":group-hug:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 695911, member: 17309"] Okay...first of all, HE'S BEING A JERK! Hanging up on someone is just plain RUDE. Even when I've hung up on my son for screaming at me, I've told him, "I'm hanging up now. I love you. Goodbye." Second, HE'S BEING A CHILD. If you have stomach problems caused by stress to the point you are ill - you GO to a DOCTOR. That's what you DO if you are unwell. If his SON was complaining of all these problems, would he not take him to the pediatrician? Grown-ups aren't afraid of going to the doctor if they have a medical problem. For the love of Pete, it's maybe an ulcer - not cancer! Get some Pepcid and some Valium and get over it! Now...if it were ME, this is my take on it. If you want to talk to him...you are going to have to do none of the talking. I would tell him, "If you need to vent, I'll listen. But I WON'T have you call me stupid and I WON'T have you disrespect me anymore. I AM YOUR MOTHER! YOU DO NOT SPEAK TO ME THAT WAY, PERIOD! If you do I will be the one hanging up on you! So don't expect advice, because you only say hateful things if you don't think I'm saying the right thing. I will listen. I will NOT offer advice." And DO it. Listen, make "uh-huh" and sympathetic tongue clucking noises. While he's talking do your nails or play a computer game and mostly tune him out. Eventually, maybe, he'll get the hint that you are tired of being his whipping boy. :group-hug: [/QUOTE]
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