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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 364765" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Poor Piglet. She seems to show very good judgement though. I remember how FURIOUS I was when I realized a girl I was with stole from a store we visited at lunch. I got in trouble at school for being late back to lunch but another girl and I grabbed the thief as she tried to run when the sensors went off at the door. I thought we were all going to get arrested but the closest saleslady saw us grab her and knew I actually spent $$ in the store fairly often. Junior high and high school are times when kids seem to think shoplifting and stealing are "cool". I have never understood why.</p><p></p><p>My dad feels that you cannot EVER trust a person between 11 and 16 or even older if there is money laying around. He has accused my kids of taking $$ to the point that my mother chewed him out. She RARELY does that. Mom was with Jess every second when my dad accused her so she knew it wasn't true. Heck, my husband thought she was stealing from his wallet for a while. She wasn't, his wallet was so old and over filled that the cards and cash fell out every night. I made him start putting his wallet on a shelf rather than in pants he draped over whatever and got him a new wallet and it stopped. </p><p></p><p>I like to trust the kids, but verify what they say and spend. If they get a new item I want to see the receipt and/or talk with the person who gave it to them. If the kids have money I want to know where it came from. </p><p></p><p>Events like these will help her learn to chose other friends. She won't be in the "popular" crowd, but she will be able to find some solid kids to hang out with and enjoy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 364765, member: 1233"] Poor Piglet. She seems to show very good judgement though. I remember how FURIOUS I was when I realized a girl I was with stole from a store we visited at lunch. I got in trouble at school for being late back to lunch but another girl and I grabbed the thief as she tried to run when the sensors went off at the door. I thought we were all going to get arrested but the closest saleslady saw us grab her and knew I actually spent $$ in the store fairly often. Junior high and high school are times when kids seem to think shoplifting and stealing are "cool". I have never understood why. My dad feels that you cannot EVER trust a person between 11 and 16 or even older if there is money laying around. He has accused my kids of taking $$ to the point that my mother chewed him out. She RARELY does that. Mom was with Jess every second when my dad accused her so she knew it wasn't true. Heck, my husband thought she was stealing from his wallet for a while. She wasn't, his wallet was so old and over filled that the cards and cash fell out every night. I made him start putting his wallet on a shelf rather than in pants he draped over whatever and got him a new wallet and it stopped. I like to trust the kids, but verify what they say and spend. If they get a new item I want to see the receipt and/or talk with the person who gave it to them. If the kids have money I want to know where it came from. Events like these will help her learn to chose other friends. She won't be in the "popular" crowd, but she will be able to find some solid kids to hang out with and enjoy. [/QUOTE]
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