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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 97918" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>IF I had it to do all over again - </p><p></p><p>I don't care what age over 10 he would be - </p><p></p><p>Had my son raised a hand to me or anyone else in the family knowing what I know now? I would have called the police. </p><p></p><p>My son did it only one time after age 15 and I called the cops. </p><p></p><p>He shot an arrow at me when he was 10 - he broke things in the house, punched and kicked holes in the wall, broke mirrors, windows, beds, furniture - and I sat crying instead of NIPPING IT IN THE BUD. </p><p></p><p>Threatening to call the cops is an exercise in futility. Telling your son at a calm time "IF you (fill in your own blanks) I WILL call the police. If you hit me I will have you taken to the ER by ambulance as a danger to yourself /others. It took ONE call after he raised his hand to me at 15 for him to figure out that old softee mom had gone serious and the cop was very adamant about the seriousness of it all. </p><p></p><p>For breaking things - we told him we'd call, and we did. They came out, and did not take him but told him if they had to come again Dude and the Cop were going to have a come to Jesus meeting about destruction of property and he could end up going to jail. I told the officer at that time we WOULD press charges, the cop agreed to talk to Dude and a plan was born. THAT WAS his get out of jail free card. So the next time = it would be juvenille jail. Dude from then on took his aggression out on a tree or the ground with a golf club. </p><p></p><p>I wish I had been the serious, no bs mom sooner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 97918, member: 4964"] IF I had it to do all over again - I don't care what age over 10 he would be - Had my son raised a hand to me or anyone else in the family knowing what I know now? I would have called the police. My son did it only one time after age 15 and I called the cops. He shot an arrow at me when he was 10 - he broke things in the house, punched and kicked holes in the wall, broke mirrors, windows, beds, furniture - and I sat crying instead of NIPPING IT IN THE BUD. Threatening to call the cops is an exercise in futility. Telling your son at a calm time "IF you (fill in your own blanks) I WILL call the police. If you hit me I will have you taken to the ER by ambulance as a danger to yourself /others. It took ONE call after he raised his hand to me at 15 for him to figure out that old softee mom had gone serious and the cop was very adamant about the seriousness of it all. For breaking things - we told him we'd call, and we did. They came out, and did not take him but told him if they had to come again Dude and the Cop were going to have a come to Jesus meeting about destruction of property and he could end up going to jail. I told the officer at that time we WOULD press charges, the cop agreed to talk to Dude and a plan was born. THAT WAS his get out of jail free card. So the next time = it would be juvenille jail. Dude from then on took his aggression out on a tree or the ground with a golf club. I wish I had been the serious, no bs mom sooner. [/QUOTE]
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