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<blockquote data-quote="Quicksand" data-source="post: 673540" data-attributes="member: 19405"><p>Help!! I don't know what to do. My son is texting me how he wants to exact revenge on his ex girlfriend for outing his criminal activity on Facebook and demanding that I tell him who told me. I was gently saying that those feelings are a good reason to seek treatment and that I know he's hurt but that he must seek help. I have a therapist lined up that will take him. After much back and forth where he went from serious to ANGRY to sarcastic. I calmed him down and then said I was tired and needed to go to bed and he said: oh yeah "you're there for me"!</p><p>I, feeling afraid he's going to do something crazy said: let's keep talking . .. We talked some more then he stopped. 10 minutes later, he's texting accusing me of withdrawing money from his bank account. We don't have access to his account, only for deposit! Now he's saying he's at a gas station and out of gas with no money. I sent him a box that he received yesterday. It had his (new from the bank) debit card, an $80 visa gift card and a McDonald's card along with a bunch of food. How do I handle this manipulation? One minute he's telling me he's losing his mind and can't stop his behavior and then I'm feeling like I'm being played for money. I feel like if I let him fall he's going to do something really bad. He won't admit the drug use. My husband , daughter and I are all openly brainstorming on how to handle this in the healthiest way possible. Healthy seems impossible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quicksand, post: 673540, member: 19405"] Help!! I don't know what to do. My son is texting me how he wants to exact revenge on his ex girlfriend for outing his criminal activity on Facebook and demanding that I tell him who told me. I was gently saying that those feelings are a good reason to seek treatment and that I know he's hurt but that he must seek help. I have a therapist lined up that will take him. After much back and forth where he went from serious to ANGRY to sarcastic. I calmed him down and then said I was tired and needed to go to bed and he said: oh yeah "you're there for me"! I, feeling afraid he's going to do something crazy said: let's keep talking . .. We talked some more then he stopped. 10 minutes later, he's texting accusing me of withdrawing money from his bank account. We don't have access to his account, only for deposit! Now he's saying he's at a gas station and out of gas with no money. I sent him a box that he received yesterday. It had his (new from the bank) debit card, an $80 visa gift card and a McDonald's card along with a bunch of food. How do I handle this manipulation? One minute he's telling me he's losing his mind and can't stop his behavior and then I'm feeling like I'm being played for money. I feel like if I let him fall he's going to do something really bad. He won't admit the drug use. My husband , daughter and I are all openly brainstorming on how to handle this in the healthiest way possible. Healthy seems impossible. [/QUOTE]
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