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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your DH needs to realize he is the adult and that means that what he wants to do sometimes comes second.  If he can't or won't realize this on his own, then agree with pp that counseling is needed.

There were definitely better activity choices for the afternoon that your DS and DH could have participated in.[/quote]

Agree.  My son sees a therapist and my husband went once with me without my son.  The therapist very skillfully basically said to him "you need to make your son a priority, and when you have time with him you need to do what HE wants to and if that's playing Pokemon go so be it (or similar) it's like when they're little and you get down on the floor and build block towers over and over - is it what you "want" to do? Likely not but you do it because this is what they need- " he told my husband this is what your son needs right now.  I thought it was very good counsel. [/quote]

Yep.

This is exactly the way to go.

Get a therapist for your son to speak with first. Clearly He could use some professional help in dealing with his a$$ of a father.  Sounds like you get the problem, but yoU can not handle this solo.

Then have the therapist report back to you and DH. This is often the way it goes. The patent in denial of his/her own problems is willing to listen to a therapist talk about their kid. And that's the entry point for advice to the parent about much-needed mindset shifts or behavioral change.

Of course if the therapist talks with DS and surFaces other issues or conclusions, this can veer in a different direction. But em either way it sounds like your DH is not open to learning from you or DS. So its tine to try a professional. [/quote]

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