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Stay strong! Just ignore that crap. People like that are so manipulative they will do or say whatever to get what they want.
I've dealt with almost exactly the same crap. One difference is that he lives with his mother and takes her 1500$ cheque each month. He called drunk to tell me he's dying now. I almost fell for it. Lies, lies, lies!