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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 741735" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Well. This is kind of a pollyannish post.I kicked my son out because I could not bear him around me. Clearly when I wrote this I was not thinking about the reality. This is what keeps getting me into trouble: I can sometimes live in fantasy land.</p><p></p><p>Now. I have to say that not too long ago this could have been a reasonable place to stand. But my son has chosen to walk way beyond this boundary into terrain that makes me feel uncomfortable around him, and for others to feel uncomfortable, too.</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></span></p><p>Absolutely, I agree that if the child is obnoxious, dangerous, abusive, why in the world would we open up our lives and our homes, or have the expectation of others doing the same?</p><p>Despairing Mom. This is horrible. I am so very sorry you are in this position. What the boyfriend did, threaten you, is a felony crime. I just feel terrible that you have to deal with this. Clearly. How can we be around a child who is a criminal or lives with criminals?</p><p></p><p>We need to be safe. We need to feel safe. We need to respect that others feel safe. Of course my son's feelings do not trump the needs of others--OR MY NEEDS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 741735, member: 18958"] Well. This is kind of a pollyannish post.I kicked my son out because I could not bear him around me. Clearly when I wrote this I was not thinking about the reality. This is what keeps getting me into trouble: I can sometimes live in fantasy land. Now. I have to say that not too long ago this could have been a reasonable place to stand. But my son has chosen to walk way beyond this boundary into terrain that makes me feel uncomfortable around him, and for others to feel uncomfortable, too. [LEFT][FONT=trebuchet ms][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)] [/COLOR][/FONT][/LEFT] Absolutely, I agree that if the child is obnoxious, dangerous, abusive, why in the world would we open up our lives and our homes, or have the expectation of others doing the same? Despairing Mom. This is horrible. I am so very sorry you are in this position. What the boyfriend did, threaten you, is a felony crime. I just feel terrible that you have to deal with this. Clearly. How can we be around a child who is a criminal or lives with criminals? We need to be safe. We need to feel safe. We need to respect that others feel safe. Of course my son's feelings do not trump the needs of others--OR MY NEEDS. [/QUOTE]
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