SS17 -- Losing his mind
My DH sent his 17 yo son to live with his BM out of state in December. Since then it has been a constant thing after another. He's threaten to commit suicide, when DH call BM, she tells him that he is fine. He's called me to tell me off -- today out of the blue, I haven't shared any type of communication with him since 1/24, he tells me -- you wanna play games, alright, I'm going to make your life hell! The only thing I can guess is that since his dad stopped sending him $$ directly and will start sending it directly to his BM, he is really upset rigth now, other than that!! I have no idea what the heck he is talking about, I'm thinking about filing a restrainig order against him - the kicker is that his little brother (my SSs) still live with us and they are going to spend the Summer with their BM and I expect it will make things bad at home when they return!!! Argh! Feedback please!!
First of all calm down. If
First of all calm down. If you know anything at all about teenage boys, you know that they are so damn full of shit and piss and vinegar most of the time. He's is full of testosterone and adrenaline which makes him temporarily retarded (2-3 years or so). They will try every puffed up, in your face ploy to get his way.
Thank you VERY MUCH!!! That
Thank you VERY MUCH!!! That makes 100% sense!!
Number one rule when dealing
Number one rule when dealing with teenage boys. Do NOT SHOW FEAR. If they see, smell, sense one single ounce of fear, their bad behavior is reinforced. Once he sees that you're not affected, he'll stop. You can always mention that threats of assault are a crime that you would have no problem reporting as such. He really is breaking the law.
For sure! That's one of the
For sure! That's one of the reasons he doesn't like me because he doesn't rattle me the way he rattles his father and mother!!