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When an improved difficult child starts falling apart, what to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hopingforthe best" data-source="post: 617407" data-attributes="member: 12294"><p>Thank you again ladies for your kind and thoughtful replies. Recovering, glad you found some humor in the whole thing. I did feel some regret afterwards because i don't want to model violence no matter how minor. However, the frustration i felt at that moment was blinding and i couldn't see straight. What made it worse is that i had just gotten home after a twelve hour shift only to find him playing video games on the couch like he owns the house and then when i asked him about the check, he tried to explain it away. I must admit that partly it is my fault for not being able to set clear boundaries. In fact after this latest episode happened with difficult child i have come to realize that i am a big enabler not only to my son but other members of my family so your are right nomad when you say that boundaries have to be firm. I clearly need to work on that. </p><p></p><p>Cedar/Janet, i don't think difficult child is afraid of jail. He was there for six months during the summer for violating probation and clearly he didn't learn anything because he is willing to put himself in a position of facing authorities again. The stupidity of youth! Gosh it is such a thankless job to parent a difficult child and i hate the resentment that i sometimes feel towards this child-man despite the fact that i love him dearly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hopingforthe best, post: 617407, member: 12294"] Thank you again ladies for your kind and thoughtful replies. Recovering, glad you found some humor in the whole thing. I did feel some regret afterwards because i don't want to model violence no matter how minor. However, the frustration i felt at that moment was blinding and i couldn't see straight. What made it worse is that i had just gotten home after a twelve hour shift only to find him playing video games on the couch like he owns the house and then when i asked him about the check, he tried to explain it away. I must admit that partly it is my fault for not being able to set clear boundaries. In fact after this latest episode happened with difficult child i have come to realize that i am a big enabler not only to my son but other members of my family so your are right nomad when you say that boundaries have to be firm. I clearly need to work on that. Cedar/Janet, i don't think difficult child is afraid of jail. He was there for six months during the summer for violating probation and clearly he didn't learn anything because he is willing to put himself in a position of facing authorities again. The stupidity of youth! Gosh it is such a thankless job to parent a difficult child and i hate the resentment that i sometimes feel towards this child-man despite the fact that i love him dearly. [/QUOTE]
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