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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 220433" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I'm glad that you are finding some help, and sorry that your ex is an idiot. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Seriously - You have made a list of rules that won't harm anyone. My son, M, tried to get out of our car on a freeway at 65 mph, but he was only 4. He scared the bejeezus out of us and himself, thank goodness.</p><p></p><p>It won't kill him to go without a phone for a few days or a week until you can get him to stop blackmailing you with outrageous behaviors. I know he is out of control, but I believe he is also very calculating in acting out. After all, he wouldn't jump out of a car if you were tossing money at him. This is just a bigger boy's version of a hissy fit. That being said, big boys shouldn't feel the need to have a hissy fit.</p><p></p><p>I really don't think you can back down on this at this point. You have drawn a line in the sand, and he will need to understand that he went <em>way too far</em>. He can earn some things back, one by one. If you feel frightened that he may continue to act out if he doesn't get his goodies soon, you can make it easy. But, he should understand that it can be just as easy to lose them again, too. </p><p></p><p>It's true. You don't have long to make a difference to him. M was gone when he was barely 16. I wish I had found this place <em>before</em> then. All that was left was the letting go and cleaning up by the time I came here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 220433, member: 99"] I'm glad that you are finding some help, and sorry that your ex is an idiot. ;) Seriously - You have made a list of rules that won't harm anyone. My son, M, tried to get out of our car on a freeway at 65 mph, but he was only 4. He scared the bejeezus out of us and himself, thank goodness. It won't kill him to go without a phone for a few days or a week until you can get him to stop blackmailing you with outrageous behaviors. I know he is out of control, but I believe he is also very calculating in acting out. After all, he wouldn't jump out of a car if you were tossing money at him. This is just a bigger boy's version of a hissy fit. That being said, big boys shouldn't feel the need to have a hissy fit. I really don't think you can back down on this at this point. You have drawn a line in the sand, and he will need to understand that he went [i]way too far[/i]. He can earn some things back, one by one. If you feel frightened that he may continue to act out if he doesn't get his goodies soon, you can make it easy. But, he should understand that it can be just as easy to lose them again, too. It's true. You don't have long to make a difference to him. M was gone when he was barely 16. I wish I had found this place [i]before[/i] then. All that was left was the letting go and cleaning up by the time I came here. [/QUOTE]
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