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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 390474"><p>Thank you for the kind words and support. It was a tough night and I'm glad that it's over.</p><p> </p><p>Andy, yes, I did sit down with easy child this morning and explained to him that I could not give difficult child what he wanted when he was threatening to harm himself for that reason: I was not going to give into the threat. I knew he didn't mean it. easy child said that he understood, but I feel badly for him. I know he was scared and I told him that I knew it, but that I had to do what was the right thing, which was not to give in to his brother's demands and threats.</p><p> </p><p>I have tried to do the whole Plan B thing with difficult child about religion. I know he doesn't like it and I know that it's boring to him. But, I also told him that I went through it, his father went through it, all his aunts and uncles went through it and we were not crazy about it, either. I know you don't like it, but we're Catholic and this is what we have to do. To me, this is not something that is negotiable. </p><p> </p><p>The trouble with difficult child is that he does not leave me alone. I will try to walk away from him so that I don't do something to him that I will regret later, but he follows me. I try to lock myself in the bathroom, but he will hold and turn the door knob so that I can't lock it. If I can manage to get into a room and lock the door to get away from him, he slams up against the door in an attempt to break it down. There is no escaping him. Even if I say to him, "You need to leave me alone so that I can calm down because I am too angry to deal with you" that makes him push even harder. It just never ends until he decides that it will end.</p><p> </p><p>husband and I decided that even though we told him that he would lose priviledges for the rest of the week, if he behaves, he MIGHT be able to earn something back, like his toys. It was explained to him that 'behaving' means sitting on his bed without screaming about it and doing what he is told to do without creating a huge scene over it.</p><p> </p><p>So, tomorrow is the appointment with the therapist. I'm trying to get a babysitter for easy child. I think that he's been through enough this week.</p><p> </p><p>Pam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 390474"] Thank you for the kind words and support. It was a tough night and I'm glad that it's over. Andy, yes, I did sit down with easy child this morning and explained to him that I could not give difficult child what he wanted when he was threatening to harm himself for that reason: I was not going to give into the threat. I knew he didn't mean it. easy child said that he understood, but I feel badly for him. I know he was scared and I told him that I knew it, but that I had to do what was the right thing, which was not to give in to his brother's demands and threats. I have tried to do the whole Plan B thing with difficult child about religion. I know he doesn't like it and I know that it's boring to him. But, I also told him that I went through it, his father went through it, all his aunts and uncles went through it and we were not crazy about it, either. I know you don't like it, but we're Catholic and this is what we have to do. To me, this is not something that is negotiable. The trouble with difficult child is that he does not leave me alone. I will try to walk away from him so that I don't do something to him that I will regret later, but he follows me. I try to lock myself in the bathroom, but he will hold and turn the door knob so that I can't lock it. If I can manage to get into a room and lock the door to get away from him, he slams up against the door in an attempt to break it down. There is no escaping him. Even if I say to him, "You need to leave me alone so that I can calm down because I am too angry to deal with you" that makes him push even harder. It just never ends until he decides that it will end. husband and I decided that even though we told him that he would lose priviledges for the rest of the week, if he behaves, he MIGHT be able to earn something back, like his toys. It was explained to him that 'behaving' means sitting on his bed without screaming about it and doing what he is told to do without creating a huge scene over it. So, tomorrow is the appointment with the therapist. I'm trying to get a babysitter for easy child. I think that he's been through enough this week. Pam [/QUOTE]
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