Those ^ are two of the finest, most concise, CLEAREST consecutive posts as you'll ever find on these forums.
I hope he follows them.
Puppy
I dont happen to disagree with anything anyone has said here. I just need to exhaust all my avenues before I give up. ANd I cant fail here. This is not just my life IM talking about but my kids.
I think you need to take that mind-clearing walk that Coach just talked about. Cuz I'm not seeing where everyone advocated giving up. SOME did, but you've also been given a LOT of excellent boundary-setting tips and suggested scripts.
I just think you find them all very uncomfortable to pull off.