No, thanks.
I'm assuming that was in jest.
But not very funny.
Oh, well...
-Ben
>Ben:
>
>Some ideas...
>
>Next time you bring the son over, tell him to get the rudeness out of
>the way because you can't stand his mouth. Tell him how sick you are of
>trying to digest your meal and with some ingrate bellyaching in your
>ears. Let him know all the yapping and complaining don't matter, it's
>just lips flapping in the breeze. If he wanted something to be
>different, he should have made it different a long time ago. It is his
>own fault, and you don't don't have to put up with none of that jive. If
>he doesn't like what he has, maybe he should go take it up with God.
>
>Then offer him a glass of water and some bread, and tell him that's all
>he's gonna get. Comment on his poor hygene and tell him what his diapers
>used to look like when he was 2. Make him understand how your problems
>are his fault and muse about what it could have been like if things had
>been different. Talk about your youth and how it was spent selflessly
>bringing up children. Detail what your life was like when he was born
>and the opportunities that were stolen from you because of your family
>responsibilities.
>
>At this point, don't respond to anything he has says.
>
>Remind him of all that dumb stuff he did as a teenager, expecially any
>girls he used to date. Pick one of them at random and ask if she is
>still in prison. Ask him if he still [pick one: shoplifts / starts fires
>in the woods / eats out of the garbage / sleeps on park benches / lives
>in a squat / drifts from town to town ], and ask how much longer that is
>going to last (assuming he denies it). Mention all of these behaviors
>are considered gateways for serial killers by criminal profilers. Roll
>your eyes often, and don't let on that you think he's anything but a
>criminal.
>
>Cut off the evening abruptly and explain you need your TV time to watch
>O'Reilly, then turn on cartoons. If he gives you any lip, don't say a
>word, just turn up the TV to the point you can't hear him. If you don't
>have a TV, substitute a book, preferably a reference manual.
>
>Following this script should sap his spirit, maybe even confuse him.
>
>M
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:27 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re:TMI, TMI (long)
>
>
>Perhaps, but in this case you may excuse me for being a bit wary.
>
>In 2002, son and I were getting along well enough to go out to lunch or
>movies periodically. So we invited him to go to Kaua'i with us for a
>week (since we had already taken his sister there - he was in college at
>the time). By halfway through the week he had blown up at me, said a lot
>of nasty things, wanted to go home right then. Wife said "nope, sorry,
>ticket not good yet" and we had to tough out a lousy time. Ruined the
>vacation.
>
>A number of things have happened since, where he's been really rude to
>me - after coming over to our house and eating our food, that's almost
>literally biting the hand that feeds you. He claims it's my fault.
>
>OK, he has some issues, and we firmly believe some problems which could
>be helped by meds, which he won't do. I've been keeping my distance. Now
>he's acting more cordial again. I'm not going to rebuff that, nor am I
>going to assume he's gone through a big change just yet...
>
>-Ben
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