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Threats of havoc, how do I react?
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<blockquote data-quote="Origami" data-source="post: 639619" data-attributes="member: 18099"><p>Thanks, Cedar and HLM. I think he gets a kick out of talking tough, and he maintains this certain power by being unpredictable. I never know if he's going to follow through when he says things like this. For example, this morning he told me he had already put sister's things on the back porch. He said, "Don't believe me? Just look!" So I looked outside and there was nothing there. It's like a game with him. I guess maybe I have a little power too, since he doesn't know if I'll really call the police or not. I've called them twice in the past, though, so he knows I'm not afraid to.</p><p></p><p>I really think he makes up ways to mess with people just because he's bored (and mean). He was saying bad things (name calling) about his sister this afternoon while in the kitchen with me, and I asked him to stop because I didn't want to hear it. Then I decided to help him out of his boredom by giving him some cleaning chores to do, which he surprisingly agreed to. He's also going to help me with grocery shopping this afternoon. Maybe if he was busier he wouldn't dwell on stupid things so much. He's driving me crazy since he quit his job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Origami, post: 639619, member: 18099"] Thanks, Cedar and HLM. I think he gets a kick out of talking tough, and he maintains this certain power by being unpredictable. I never know if he's going to follow through when he says things like this. For example, this morning he told me he had already put sister's things on the back porch. He said, "Don't believe me? Just look!" So I looked outside and there was nothing there. It's like a game with him. I guess maybe I have a little power too, since he doesn't know if I'll really call the police or not. I've called them twice in the past, though, so he knows I'm not afraid to. I really think he makes up ways to mess with people just because he's bored (and mean). He was saying bad things (name calling) about his sister this afternoon while in the kitchen with me, and I asked him to stop because I didn't want to hear it. Then I decided to help him out of his boredom by giving him some cleaning chores to do, which he surprisingly agreed to. He's also going to help me with grocery shopping this afternoon. Maybe if he was busier he wouldn't dwell on stupid things so much. He's driving me crazy since he quit his job. [/QUOTE]
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