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Verbal abuse of family

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I have tried to help my son all his life and now in his late 20s on odd occasions he phones me shouting that if I had not helped him his life would be perfect. He swears and threatens me . This is usually after his bicycle has broken which happens every week for some reason. We did buy him a motor scooter a couple of years ago but he crashed it after two hours so we are not prepared to help him get one again and this is still a cause of verbal abuse and threats. Does anyone else suffer with these out bursts for their child it comes out of the blue when you really don’t expect it. I don’t know how to respond I am always worried he will do something silly.

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  • in reply to Lupus

    Hi thanks I did stand firm with him during the call which is why he might have apologised I think I might just put the phone down straight away next time but always scared it’s a cry for help

  • in reply to Lupus

    That will always be the OP's decision. An apology has been made, and some further evidence indicates that both parties are stressed and seem to need some degree of outside assistance/advice. The OP's son might even be reading this thread, as the OP has indicated he might benefit from this forum.

    :-)  But I suppose all comments here so far should stand, as an indication that threats will inevitably be counterproductive.