Teaching an entitled SS to Tame Disappointment
My DH used to call me "nasty" when I would tell SS8 that he had to eat whatever was placed in front of him instead of dictating to me how he wanted his meal prepared. Well, recently he's been experiencing some behavioral problems (hitting himself in head and banging head on desk at school when teacher tells him to do something he doesn't want to do as well as kicking the desk, throwing shoes across the classroom and crying) I told DH that it appears he gets frustrated and violent when he faces disappointment and that that needs to be reversed by eliminating his options for anything. Well just now I overheard SS dictating to DH how he wants his eggs prepared. (No salt or paper...just season salt and cheese) DH told him "Look, you will eat whatever I fix whenever I fix it." Well at least he has some balls this morning, we will see how long it lasts though. Earlier in our relationship SS had DH running around the kitchen. "I want a different piece of chicken", "this is nasty, I want a sandwich", "this isn't hot enough" and DH would "bow down" to his every command. I would just look at SS and tell him to eat his food. (I pretty much knew he was just manipulating the situation to see how far he could get away with it)
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Yup, we've had the same
Yup, we've had the same problems. My ss18 used to eat just the meat off the plate and leave the rest, then wait until we were in bed and then cook meals for himself. I finally wrote a big sign that said the kitchen is CLOSED at night and my disclaimer in small print at the bottom said that if I come into the kitchen and there is a mess in the morning and dishes missing I will decide who scrubs my floor that day. So far so good! }:)
Sounds like my house. SD17
Sounds like my house. SD17 routinely orders my DW around like a slave , and DW is all too happy to oblige. Very frustrating, but since I have disengaged, I mosly keep my mouth shut about it.
I just feel like when you
I just feel like when you cave to their every whim it sends the wrong message of entitlement.