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Stressedmum8585 · 17/05/2024 15:55

Hi , I have a son 22 who chooses when he goes to work … he lays in bed on his phone … has a bad attitude most the time , has no respect for me , when he doesn’t like his job he says he wants to end his life ….. he did take a few tablets not long ago but I’m sure there was some drugs in there too …. His only response when we came home from hospital was “I’m not going back just to that job “ … now he’s stating to dislike this job he’s turning his phone off from the boss and staying in bed all day …. I feel like I’m being played …. I took him on my holiday last year as I didn’t want to leave him at home and he took sleeping tablets on a 4 hour flight then was out of it for 2 days … shouting at me …. I feel like I’m at the end of my patience and almost finding it quite selfish ….. am I wrong ? I clean up after him constantly …. Bring so many glasses and food plates down from his room ….. I’m fed up … thank you … anonymous
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greenbeansrock · 17/05/2024 15:59

he remains employed despite choosing when he goes to work?

greenbeansrock · 17/05/2024 16:00

OP this won’t have suddenly come out of the blue

This is the result of years of being allowed to get away with this behaviour with no to limited consequences

greenbeansrock · 17/05/2024 16:00

clean up after him constantly …. Bring so many glasses and food plates down from his room

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greenbeansrock · 17/05/2024 16:01

other children?

WeeOrcadian · 17/05/2024 16:05

Surely, if he doesn't go to work, he doesn't get paid

So who pays for his phone / internet / etc?

You've awarded bad behaviour before today, by taking him on holiday

He's playing you and he needs some tough lessons for once

greenbeansrock · 17/05/2024 16:07

WeeOrcadian · 17/05/2024 16:05

Surely, if he doesn't go to work, he doesn't get paid

So who pays for his phone / internet / etc?

You've awarded bad behaviour before today, by taking him on holiday

He's playing you and he needs some tough lessons for once

i suspect it might be too late to change him

but the OP can definitely address her involvement with the situation.

Stressedmum8585 · 17/05/2024 16:32

So I took him on holiday as this was when he took tablets to overdose and I felt guilty going ok holiday and leaving him …. So I thought I’d relax more if I’d have him with me …. I have mollycoddlec him ax he has had quite a hard childhood having cancer and chemotherapy for 3 years … but I want him to be an adult now he is 22 ….

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Stressedmum8585 · 17/05/2024 16:34

I want some advice on how to handle it if he says he wants to end his life ? He seems to say it when he doesn’t like his job or has no money

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