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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 99433" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Okay, I'm mean. I admit it. He damaged a textbook. He, i.e., you, have to pay for that damage. He has a Gameboy that can be sold. Sell the dang thing to pay for the textbook. </p><p></p><p>I'd quit playing games with him. No football practice in the house. If he won't give it up as appropriate, let him have it (whatever it is for that evening) for now. Get it when he's asleep and get rid of it. No more battles, no more chase to get it, no more hand tag to grab it, no more .....</p><p></p><p>My daughter used to give me the I'm almost an adult garbage. I simply reminded her that almost is not the same thing and until she carried her full weight financially, I had a right to make the rules in my house. If she didn't like them, the door hadn't been moved and she was welcome to walk through it. I quit arguing. I quit demanding. I also quit doing. There were no rides to here or there. There weren't any little goodies brought home because I thought she would like them. It saved a lot of grief and got the message across far better than my words ever could.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 99433, member: 3626"] Okay, I'm mean. I admit it. He damaged a textbook. He, i.e., you, have to pay for that damage. He has a Gameboy that can be sold. Sell the dang thing to pay for the textbook. I'd quit playing games with him. No football practice in the house. If he won't give it up as appropriate, let him have it (whatever it is for that evening) for now. Get it when he's asleep and get rid of it. No more battles, no more chase to get it, no more hand tag to grab it, no more ..... My daughter used to give me the I'm almost an adult garbage. I simply reminded her that almost is not the same thing and until she carried her full weight financially, I had a right to make the rules in my house. If she didn't like them, the door hadn't been moved and she was welcome to walk through it. I quit arguing. I quit demanding. I also quit doing. There were no rides to here or there. There weren't any little goodies brought home because I thought she would like them. It saved a lot of grief and got the message across far better than my words ever could. [/QUOTE]
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