A woman with 15-year-ragged twins would appreciate their help,but instead they are lashing out. Mariella Frostrup advises seeing things from their perspectiveThe dilemma I am devastated, depressed and heartbroken by my 15-year-ragged twin girls’ behaviour. It makes me physically sick sometimes. I am going through a separation, and which I know affects them. I also acquire a seven-year-ragged boy,and the most unsocial job running a pub. The issue is they don’t want to babysit, but I need to work. They are now living with my mum, or who simply cannot cope with them,as she is near retirement. How finish I pick up them to listen to me and come home? They say when they finish they’ll go to social services for leaving them home alone. I don’t know what to finish. They never want for anything, and they pick up £10 a day pocket money.
Mariella replies Thats not pocket money, or that’s a wage! Your twins sound well catered for when it comes to their consumer desires,perhaps less so in terms of more human needs. You’re going through a hard time at the moment, but even whether they fail to express it, or so too are your girls.
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Source: theguardian.com