i agree with Mandyfins.
and i would do exactly what Rhapsody suggested. cut him off til he decides to grow up. putting up with abuse from your child is enabling them to continue that lifestyle and it will bleed over into every thing they try to do.
no job, no school, no respect, nothing eventually.
look at it this way, do you really, really want to be living this same life in 10 years? if you enable him, he'll have ten years of practice and will probably never change. sad, but true.
if one of my children had talked to me disrespectful when they lived in my house, it would have been toughlove on the spot. we've had spats since they've been grown and i've played a part in those. i own those.
good luck....xoxox pat
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