My point is the weekend doesn't HAVE to END...

You bring it BACK into the discussion in PRINT FORM and plop it right in front of him...

Each time he steers teh conversation into something destructive thats identified on the print out you tell him

NO

And POINT to the print out.. FORCE him to either go BACK to the weekend in his mind and follow what he was taught OR he gets up in a defensive huff and stops off...

Even if he storms off he KNOWS you were on teh right track and he KNOWS HE is the one who isnt' cooeprating...

You don't need him to admit he's a problem, you just need him to KNOW he's a problem...

This removes the memory issue.. You dont' need to hope he remembers or wonder if he's being passive aggressive and just pretending he forgot... You put the guideline right in front of him.

Ever built something from IKEA without the instructions in front of you?

It's a LOT EASIER to stay on TARGET with the instructions right there on the floor while you work isn't it?

WHo knows, he may even call YOU on one of them.. which is FINE.. he's WORKING the program which is what you want.


Last edited by Allen A; 08/10/10 01:45 PM.