There comes a point after all the admonition and encouragement when the correct course of action is to walk away. For Nephi it was after his father had died and his brother were again threatening to kill him.
I think in some ways we are at that point with Isaac. We need to spend minimal time trying to reach him and instead let him scream into the wind. He actively tried to irritate us (especially Laura) and we have to simply ignore it. We simply remove it sister from him and the privileges that he thinks he is entitled to then we protect others from him lashing out and wait until he sees what benefit his actions bring.
I think I need to get him into a therapist and see if he will gain anything from outside help.
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