Rozied that was really good. Now that you've said all these things, you have to remember to mean what you say. You don't want to not follow through with the boundaries you have set for him.
They are so smart and know immediately when you mean what you say.
When my son got out of prison, I let him use my cellphone because I never use it. Well, he immediately ran out of minutes. I warned him that he was now out of minutes and working on the rollover minutes. I asked him nicely to monitor them so closely.
Well, needless to say, he didn't and went over even the rollover minutes. I said you didn't respect what I told you so hand over the phone. He got angry and said "fine, take it!" I did. Then in front of him I called every number on that phone and said do not call this phone again as it is my phone now. They didn't!
I did not give it back. Last month he said, "do you think you could give me one more try at the phone?" I said, sure. Well, let me tell you so far so good he hasn't used hardly any minutes for the past two months.
These are the things we should have done when they were little boys; however, guess it's not too late to make them believe in what you say. You just have to mean what you say! No empty threats.
Hugs, Devastated