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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am thinking therapy is in order. Not just because of his brothers but his lack of empathy in general. He has a good relationship with us, his parents. He tells me a lot. He asks us for advice. It’s a better relationship than I had with my parents at a teen. I’ve made sure of that. He just wants to be in control of everything. His brothers trigger some insecurity in him, I think, because they are not as intense and generally more fun loving.

I’ve considered therapy for him off and on over the years for diff reasons mainly having to do with signs of narcissism. It’s probably time to do that before he’s 18. But he will resist hard. [/quote]

Okay but also you should be doing it for the brothers' sake as well.  Because they matter, very much, and you as the parent should realize that.  And you should be willing to do the work and take whatever heat you have to take to make them have a safe home, a safe place to land, and to be able to build up their sense of self and confidence at home.  And by not standing up for them, you're not doing any of that.  And I hate to be blunt, but IMO you're failing at one of the fundamentals of being a parent. And you need to fix it, like- ASAP. [/quote]

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