The object of hostility and defiance? Last evening I was cleaning up dinner dishes from my boyfriend and his 11 yr. old son. The 11 yr. old was asked to bring his dishes to the kitchen while my boyrfriend went into an adjoining great room. The boy began to just rinse off his plate, glass and silverware leaving food particles on it as he placed it in the dish drainer.
I called him back and requested he place his dishes in the soapy water where i was washing dishes. He literally forcefully threw his dishes at me, hitting me and bouncing into the sink. Whining I don't see why I have to do this? I yelled do not throw your dishes at me. He mumbled something to the degree he did not.
This act was purposeful and defiant. I did not want to have a conversation with his father while the child was around, ragging on him. The father was scolding him earlier about some anti social behaviors. So I waited until this morning. The father told me I did not place much emphasis on the event and he thought I was passing it over. I emailed him later, my focus concerns that I considered this abuse. He replied that I need to address the event at the time of the occurrence otherwise it is ancient history to his son. - Asked by A Career Woman, Female, 56-65, Medical / Dental
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