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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 206040" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>The non-stop haranguing when she doesn't like the answer. Hours and hours of the same argument, even if I don't engage. If I leave, she just starts when I get back. I guess you could say I found my magic wand -- she doesn't live here any more so I don't have to hear it and it is a huge relief.</p><p> </p><p>Oddly, I hated the lying and stealing but I understood it. Had I known then what I know today, I would have handled it differently. I would have made her pay for the thefts, apologize to those from whom she stole and made them do a chore for them but I wouldn't have punished more than that. For the lying, I did get the message and quit asking questions. I would simply state what I knew and here were the consequences for those facts. If I was wrong and she had truly not done whatever, I would simply say I was sorry that she got an unfair consequence but that's what happens when you do things you shouldn't. It really did stop a lot of the lying since it was obvious I was not going to listen.</p><p> </p><p>I just ignored the disrespect. She walked in the door with the attitude and it nevr went away. We did have a quarter jar for all curse words, regardless of who said them or why. Since my kid loved money, she rarely cursed, even to this day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 206040, member: 3626"] The non-stop haranguing when she doesn't like the answer. Hours and hours of the same argument, even if I don't engage. If I leave, she just starts when I get back. I guess you could say I found my magic wand -- she doesn't live here any more so I don't have to hear it and it is a huge relief. Oddly, I hated the lying and stealing but I understood it. Had I known then what I know today, I would have handled it differently. I would have made her pay for the thefts, apologize to those from whom she stole and made them do a chore for them but I wouldn't have punished more than that. For the lying, I did get the message and quit asking questions. I would simply state what I knew and here were the consequences for those facts. If I was wrong and she had truly not done whatever, I would simply say I was sorry that she got an unfair consequence but that's what happens when you do things you shouldn't. It really did stop a lot of the lying since it was obvious I was not going to listen. I just ignored the disrespect. She walked in the door with the attitude and it nevr went away. We did have a quarter jar for all curse words, regardless of who said them or why. Since my kid loved money, she rarely cursed, even to this day. [/QUOTE]
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