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Another ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Sigh...
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 566160" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>And this ride is now pulling back onto the platform. Phew/whew, what a weekend.</p><p></p><p>husband arranged to pick difficult child up after work on Friday for that man-to-man talk. I had been out with husband earlier, so it turned into a Mom-and-Pop Come-to-Jesus meeting instead.</p><p></p><p>husband spoke to him about responsibility, doing well at his job etc. All of which husband handles sooooo much better than I do. My addition was to tell difficult child flat out that, we have 3 younger children who also need our attention and resources, he's throwing all the effort we've put into him back in our faces, and I'm just about ready to stop making any further effort on his behalf. Also, that he's not allowed to have any contact with the small monsters until he's properly medicated, following all the rules, and behaving like a responsible citizen.</p><p></p><p>He did come over for a visit on Sunday (against my better judgement, but the twins - and husband - were begging to see him). He was on his medications, clean and mostly well behaved. Step-D and her SO were also over. difficult child started to get verbally aggressive with her, but when I told him that one more sharp word meant he'd be sent home immediately, he apologized and contained himself for the rest of the visit.</p><p></p><p>Somehow I don't think this is the end of it. I think difficult child has just gone quiet because he got caught flushing his medications. One of the things that really gets my goat about that -- aside from the damage to his mental health -- is that we don't have any insurance coverage for medications, so we pay for most of his things out of pocket. That week's worth of medications down the toilet cost a bomb. At least if he stashed them like he did last time, we would be able to retrieve them and not have to spend money on new medication.</p><p></p><p>Hey...an idea just occurred to me. I think difficult child will be spending his next few paycheques on his own medications. Serves him right too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 566160, member: 3907"] And this ride is now pulling back onto the platform. Phew/whew, what a weekend. husband arranged to pick difficult child up after work on Friday for that man-to-man talk. I had been out with husband earlier, so it turned into a Mom-and-Pop Come-to-Jesus meeting instead. husband spoke to him about responsibility, doing well at his job etc. All of which husband handles sooooo much better than I do. My addition was to tell difficult child flat out that, we have 3 younger children who also need our attention and resources, he's throwing all the effort we've put into him back in our faces, and I'm just about ready to stop making any further effort on his behalf. Also, that he's not allowed to have any contact with the small monsters until he's properly medicated, following all the rules, and behaving like a responsible citizen. He did come over for a visit on Sunday (against my better judgement, but the twins - and husband - were begging to see him). He was on his medications, clean and mostly well behaved. Step-D and her SO were also over. difficult child started to get verbally aggressive with her, but when I told him that one more sharp word meant he'd be sent home immediately, he apologized and contained himself for the rest of the visit. Somehow I don't think this is the end of it. I think difficult child has just gone quiet because he got caught flushing his medications. One of the things that really gets my goat about that -- aside from the damage to his mental health -- is that we don't have any insurance coverage for medications, so we pay for most of his things out of pocket. That week's worth of medications down the toilet cost a bomb. At least if he stashed them like he did last time, we would be able to retrieve them and not have to spend money on new medication. Hey...an idea just occurred to me. I think difficult child will be spending his next few paycheques on his own medications. Serves him right too. [/QUOTE]
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