Fed up with attitude

jumbletumbles
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 07:44:34 +0000

Thanks for the insights. I don’t feel quite so bad now. I’m REALLY hoping this is just a phase & it’s the pressures & fears that are getting the better of the situation. Knowing I’m not the only one helps a lot.

@wis75 - I’ve rarely ever ‘told’ anyone or interact with anyone with an ‘I told you’ approach. Even with toddlers, I ask, not tell with the exception of things that will cause bodily harm. Firm believer in speaking the way I want to be spoken to. So the sudden hostility that seems to come from nowhere is frustrating. It’s like I’m living with a hand grenade that I have no idea of when it will go off.

@hmays1 - I almost wanted to laugh as I read your comment. Almost. My husband has actually commented that our kid is basically acting as if our home is just an extended stay, all inclusive hotel and wanted to know when he’s going start paying for his stay if that’s how it’s going to be. This whole one foot in and one foot out the door thing just doesn’t work so well here despite the fact I’ve repeatedly been informed that that’s not the case from our HS ‘guest’ kid.