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Submitted by jrpartner on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 10:31am

Yesterday I walked into the room to another argument between SS17 and his Mom.  He brought home a few bags of chips "from a friend's house where the other kid's Mom gave them to him".  Chances are high that he actually recovered them from the garbage at the local grocery store, since the sell by date was today.  Mom told SS17 to take them back, that we didn't need them (we have a cupboard full of junkfood including chips).  He instantly got angry and started raising his voice to her- which makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up EVERY TIME.  He said "I tried to do something nice for

all about SS

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Submitted by jrpartner on Thu, 04/19/2018 - 8:08am

So SS17 finds a way to make things all about him, even in his absence.  His bad behavior with his mother was addressed most recently yesterday with his counselor.  Yes, he's in therapy and on meds and still acts like an ass on a regular basis.  So after his Mom had a long discussion with his therapist, I'm guessing his conversation with his therapist wasn't much fun.  Later in the day, he left the house almost as soon as he got home from school, didn't come home for supper and it was nearing bedtime before he showed up.  I'm sure he was expecting a fight when he walked in the door for skipp

waiting for it

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Submitted by jrpartner on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 7:46pm

The typical routine in my home is, SS has a meltdown, everyone gets upset, he gets grounded (or not) and life seemingly returns to normal (in his eyes) within a day or two.  So my house is a lot like a pressure cooker.  It builds up, explodes, then everything calms down for a period.  The typical cadence is once every 3-4 weeks there is an episode.  We are currently in calm period, only I am still boiling inside over the last incident with this (17yr old) kid.  I'm constantly waiting for the next one...

initials?

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Submitted by jrpartner on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 9:39am

Can someone explain to me what the initials mean?  Is there a standard for all, or is it whatever each person decides to use in his/her blog?  Thanks!

seen this one before?

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Submitted by jrpartner on Sat, 04/07/2018 - 1:18pm

I work days, my girlfriend works nights.  The primary relationship problem is with her and her son, although it's like a tornado that sucks us all in (others being me, and my daughter).  When she works, her son disappears- goes to friends houses, etc for hours.  Kinda like a normal teenager.  When she's there, he is all over her- wants her attention, approval, invariably they argue and fight.  Why doesn't he leave when she's there, if they're going to fight anyway?  Is this an oeidipus complex?  I don't get it.  For anyone who read "the most recent meltdown", this is TZ and JZ.  TZ is the s

the most recent meltdown

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Submitted by jrpartner on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 6:55am

So to introduce the characters in this (true) story: there are 4 people in my home- me, my teenage daughter, my girlfriend, and her son.  We do not have kids together, and are similar to a Brady bunch.  There are other (adult age) kids that don't live with us.  So the primary issue is always the relationship between my girlfriend and her teenage son.  Unfortunately, my daughter and I are often caught in the crossfire.  The boy, TZ, was diagnosed with adhd, and most recently IED, which must be a fun new diagnosis for bad behavior.  

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