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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 71385" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p><em>Therapist noticed (as did neuropsychologist a few weeks ago) that youngest difficult child manipulates people into thinking certain ways. Like when he was younger he'd say "My tummy hurts, I need a drink." But if you offered him water, he wouldn't take it, he always wanted milk, diet coke or juice</em></p><p></p><p>Whoah! Does THAT sound familiar!!!</p><p></p><p> <em>*rolling eyes* </em></p><p>Ohhhh, yeah ...</p><p></p><p><em>We caught onto this when he was little and when he'd do it, the answer would always be no. </em></p><p>Good. We're still working on this. It's not just with-food, either.</p><p></p><p><em>If he asked politely for a drink, the answer would always be yes. Well, he's moved on from that tactic to "Boy, I sure do like cheese." when making him taco salad, rather than asking "Can I have some cheese on my taco salad?" so now we do the same thing. If he is trying to hint at it, we say no, if manipulating, we say no. If he asks correctly, we say yes.</em></p><p></p><p>This is exactly the way my mother behaved with-us, but not with-food, with-life in general, and manipulating our emotions. Aiyaiyai!</p><p></p><p>You gave a very good description of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 71385, member: 3419"] [i]Therapist noticed (as did neuropsychologist a few weeks ago) that youngest difficult child manipulates people into thinking certain ways. Like when he was younger he'd say "My tummy hurts, I need a drink." But if you offered him water, he wouldn't take it, he always wanted milk, diet coke or juice[/i] Whoah! Does THAT sound familiar!!! [i]*rolling eyes* [/i] Ohhhh, yeah ... [i]We caught onto this when he was little and when he'd do it, the answer would always be no. [/i] Good. We're still working on this. It's not just with-food, either. [i]If he asked politely for a drink, the answer would always be yes. Well, he's moved on from that tactic to "Boy, I sure do like cheese." when making him taco salad, rather than asking "Can I have some cheese on my taco salad?" so now we do the same thing. If he is trying to hint at it, we say no, if manipulating, we say no. If he asks correctly, we say yes.[/i] This is exactly the way my mother behaved with-us, but not with-food, with-life in general, and manipulating our emotions. Aiyaiyai! You gave a very good description of it. [/QUOTE]
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