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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 446919" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>Perhpas I wasn't clear. I would NEVER drive a car with him acting like that. The car was not on and did not have the keys in it. He was just sitting in the passenger side waiting for me to get in and being obnoxious, trying to maneuver me into buying him food after I had told him I wouldn't.</p><p></p><p>My rule is that I won't drive when he is acting that way or is angry. If I'm driving I pull over immediately and refuse to start the car again until he has stopped. That's why I left for the better part of an hour - to wait him out rather than fight with him over this stuff. Right now, he eventually gives in and does what I tell him as long as I disengage from him and refuse to give him attention for this kind of stuff.</p><p></p><p>That is when his mood is not too unstable. When his mood is unstable it is trickier and he's more unpredictable. There are days when he's barely a difficult child so it's clear to us that there are psychiatric issues underlying at least some of the problematic behaviors.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the book suggestion. I have it in my library and it has been very helpful with difficult child 2's twin sister. But difficult child 2 is so far over the top most of the time the strategies in that book are not real helpful. You really can't reason with him most of the time - he's just not capable of logic. He truly believed that he had only yelled at me once despite pretty obvious attempts at intimidation, swearing and shouting that lasted for about an hour. That's why we are now receiving wrap around services in conjunction with his being on probation for assaulting me.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the sympathy. It's so hard to sit back and not take it personally or respond. Just wears me out - I think mostly because I never am sure he isn't going to flip on me and I will be facing an enraged out of control man.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 446919, member: 11920"] Perhpas I wasn't clear. I would NEVER drive a car with him acting like that. The car was not on and did not have the keys in it. He was just sitting in the passenger side waiting for me to get in and being obnoxious, trying to maneuver me into buying him food after I had told him I wouldn't. My rule is that I won't drive when he is acting that way or is angry. If I'm driving I pull over immediately and refuse to start the car again until he has stopped. That's why I left for the better part of an hour - to wait him out rather than fight with him over this stuff. Right now, he eventually gives in and does what I tell him as long as I disengage from him and refuse to give him attention for this kind of stuff. That is when his mood is not too unstable. When his mood is unstable it is trickier and he's more unpredictable. There are days when he's barely a difficult child so it's clear to us that there are psychiatric issues underlying at least some of the problematic behaviors. Thanks for the book suggestion. I have it in my library and it has been very helpful with difficult child 2's twin sister. But difficult child 2 is so far over the top most of the time the strategies in that book are not real helpful. You really can't reason with him most of the time - he's just not capable of logic. He truly believed that he had only yelled at me once despite pretty obvious attempts at intimidation, swearing and shouting that lasted for about an hour. That's why we are now receiving wrap around services in conjunction with his being on probation for assaulting me. Thanks for the sympathy. It's so hard to sit back and not take it personally or respond. Just wears me out - I think mostly because I never am sure he isn't going to flip on me and I will be facing an enraged out of control man. [/QUOTE]
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