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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 262526" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It was short lived: difficult child was still angry with me because he could not remember some of his favorite songs on his harp. It was bed time and he insisted that he watch TV in my room and only my room. husband said, "Fine lets move the TV". difficult child pulled on the cord trying to make it fall. husband grabbed him and wrestled him to the bed. They both went into the living room and made lots of noise. difficult child ended up with a bad nose bleed and husband called 911. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The police showed up. difficult child exaggerated all kinds of stories, trying to get husband in troubles. The police lectured difficult child stating that this is your parents house and you have to follow their rules. When he showed them the blood from his nose they told him ice on the back of the neck stops that quickly. The police refered us to the crises intervention hot line. A team came out and talked with difficult child (which helped a little) and they gave us a collection of different options. We got to bed around 2:00 am.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">This morning he remains mad. I believe the best approach is to keep easy child and difficult child in training away, and to employ a strategy I call, "check, feed & leave". Check on him frequently, provide him food and needs, and leave when he starts picking on us. Stay away for a few hours and them come back and do it again. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">He said he is giving up his music, and told me to get rid of the harp. This morning I put his harp in my van, afraid he might damage it. He called and said, "You really did get rid if it?". I said no it was just in the van, because I thought he would get mad if I left it. He said, "OK" and hung up. He has called me twice with simple questions, he is short and curt, but at least is talking. I believe it will take a week or so for him to get through the anger. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">It is frustrating, because difficult child really never cared about watching the TV, he wanted to torment me. By husband reacting to that it accelerated. I wished husband would have let me simply go. But it is hard to walk that tight rope.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p>(good thing I never had time to fix the glass)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 262526, member: 6557"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]It was short lived: difficult child was still angry with me because he could not remember some of his favorite songs on his harp. It was bed time and he insisted that he watch TV in my room and only my room. husband said, "Fine lets move the TV". difficult child pulled on the cord trying to make it fall. husband grabbed him and wrestled him to the bed. They both went into the living room and made lots of noise. difficult child ended up with a bad nose bleed and husband called 911. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]The police showed up. difficult child exaggerated all kinds of stories, trying to get husband in troubles. The police lectured difficult child stating that this is your parents house and you have to follow their rules. When he showed them the blood from his nose they told him ice on the back of the neck stops that quickly. The police refered us to the crises intervention hot line. A team came out and talked with difficult child (which helped a little) and they gave us a collection of different options. We got to bed around 2:00 am.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]This morning he remains mad. I believe the best approach is to keep easy child and difficult child in training away, and to employ a strategy I call, "check, feed & leave". Check on him frequently, provide him food and needs, and leave when he starts picking on us. Stay away for a few hours and them come back and do it again. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]He said he is giving up his music, and told me to get rid of the harp. This morning I put his harp in my van, afraid he might damage it. He called and said, "You really did get rid if it?". I said no it was just in the van, because I thought he would get mad if I left it. He said, "OK" and hung up. He has called me twice with simple questions, he is short and curt, but at least is talking. I believe it will take a week or so for him to get through the anger. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]It is frustrating, because difficult child really never cared about watching the TV, he wanted to torment me. By husband reacting to that it accelerated. I wished husband would have let me simply go. But it is hard to walk that tight rope.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] (good thing I never had time to fix the glass) [/QUOTE]
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