“I told you so” is so not helpful, especially when the person that says it is a lying, manipulative control freak who actually did not tell anybody anything and was only crying and carrying on about herself and the pain she was feeling. It is not helpful when the person who voices “I told you so” actually created the problem to begin with just so they could gloat later. If it were me I would tell this “I told you so” person to take their I told you so and their nasty as attitude and problem causing, drama loving ways and shove it up their gigantic ass and sit on it! Then they can get off even more.
I mean really? Do you think you are being supportive? Do you think the kid is actually going to listen to you after you have shown yourself to be extremely dishonorable? Yes, it is dishonorable to give someone a gift and then take it back. Then turn around and tell them that they should have waited because you may have given it back to them (Why would he trust you? Do you think he really trusts you at this point?)…on top of all the lies about who was actually in control of the item in question. Obviously the person who supposedly bought the item was not in control of it because it is totally apparent who actually controls the item — the person who is dead set on controlling everything. When are you ever going to learn you cannot control everything? That people, even people who are close to you, may want different things than you do. It doesn’t mean they are wrong, it just means they are different and do not want to be controlled.
What exactly did you tell the kid that he didn’t listen to? That’s what I want to know. You take away his transportation, his communication, and his place of residence, what is he to do? Go off somewhere and cry or come to you and grovel at your feet? I thought you were so proud of his independence. I guess you are only proud of his independence as long as it follows your own decrees and judgments. Really nice — not supportive nor nurturing at all. It just creates confusion, angst, and anger. Eventually people will get tired of that bull shit and move on to make their own way. Exactly what the kid is trying to do. He got his own phone and got his own wheels. Unfortunately, at his price point, he had little choice in wheels and they broke down. How is that his fault? And how does that deserve and “I told you so” from you? If anything you should apologize for being so unsupportive and dishonorable as to have not being able to handle yourself and your emotions, and for creating the problem to begin with. You ought to be ashamed of yourself but it is obvious you lack many aspects of shame and empathy, many aspects of what it takes to be an adult — shit, to be human.
Bottom line:
How dare you say I told you so when you didn’t do anything of the sort. You were actually the one who caused initial problems for the kid and set everything in motion. Now you want to sit back and gloat. Can I tell you ‘I told you so’ when the kid doesn’t trust you and wants very little to do with you?
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