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<blockquote data-quote="Smithmom" data-source="post: 743671" data-attributes="member: 23371"><p>I am not bipolar. But know some who are. Inability to control spending is common. Its not about handling money exactly. Its part of mania. Its the mistaken belief that he can do it all. It will be OK because he can make it OK. And obviously your son uses you to make it OK. Don't let him use you. It will not be OK to just keep spending money. Money will not just materialize for him. Call it the magical thinking of mania. You cannot change this. You cannot make it better for him. There will be another bill tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>Phone companies don't take payees. A payee is someone who gets money on another person's behalf. As in, I am payee for my autistic son's disability check. He doesn't understand the difference between $1 and $10. So I get his money and pay his bills. Phone companies will not pay anyone money. If your son is suggesting that he will keep current on his phone bill so that some day you will get back a huge deposit as his payee...get real! He's not paying bills! Phone companies want co-payers to collect from when your son defaults. Don't be deceived!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smithmom, post: 743671, member: 23371"] I am not bipolar. But know some who are. Inability to control spending is common. Its not about handling money exactly. Its part of mania. Its the mistaken belief that he can do it all. It will be OK because he can make it OK. And obviously your son uses you to make it OK. Don't let him use you. It will not be OK to just keep spending money. Money will not just materialize for him. Call it the magical thinking of mania. You cannot change this. You cannot make it better for him. There will be another bill tomorrow. Phone companies don't take payees. A payee is someone who gets money on another person's behalf. As in, I am payee for my autistic son's disability check. He doesn't understand the difference between $1 and $10. So I get his money and pay his bills. Phone companies will not pay anyone money. If your son is suggesting that he will keep current on his phone bill so that some day you will get back a huge deposit as his payee...get real! He's not paying bills! Phone companies want co-payers to collect from when your son defaults. Don't be deceived! [/QUOTE]
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