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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you to all who posted here. There's a lot for me to digest and I'll try to respond later.

For now, any advice on how to deal with this kid in the moment? I am absolutely livid in his presence. I confiscated something important to him while he was at school, and when he came home he was shocked, then cried, then said, "Why did you do this to me?" etc. Then when he had calmed down and I told him that what he had done was serious and I was going to extremes to correct this ongoing behavior -- YEARS of it -- because nothing has gotten through to him, he gave me another reason why what he did was not as bad as all that, in fact it was actually okay because of blah blah blah and blah. Steam started coming out of my ears. I said, I promise you you are not going to be the same person after this is over as you were last week. You will be a changed man -- I guarantee it. Yikes.

I realize after reading the posts from PP's whose kids sound similar, and also the PP who said he was like that as a kid, that he may need therapy and/or or medication and will try to address that, too. [b]Any advice on how to move forward in slow increments would be appreciated. Just how to establish some kind of appropriate behavior (for me) while I work on what to do.[/b] I'm seriously furious.

Thanks again.[/quote]

Call your pediatrician. Tell them you need a referral for a child psychologist. Call and get on wait lists. Then just chill out. You are overreacting due to frustration, but to be fair, you are the one who let things go on thins long. It's not like your kid is going to realize you guys need to go to a therapist.[/quote]

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