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Should I take back the car I gave to my 19yo son?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 659914" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It does not appear that he is showing that he is responsible enough to handle having the car. You gave a list of conditions in order for him to have the car. He has not gotten a job or set up any type of volunteer work and has left for two weeks to go camping. If it were me, I would take that car back. The part that does not set well with me is him taking off for two weeks to go camping. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Let me also say that it's really great that he has finished his first year of college and with a good GPA. This shows that he knows what it is to work hard towards a goal. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">If there's one thing I've learned in all that I have gone through with my son it's don't "give" them anything. They need to learn what it is to work for what they want. I won't go into the long list of what all my husband and I have given our son over the years. Let me just surmise it by saying that he took advantage of everything we gave him, there was no appreciation. The only way to truly appreciate something and put value to it is if you work for it yourself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Wishing you all the best!!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 659914, member: 18516"] [SIZE=4]It does not appear that he is showing that he is responsible enough to handle having the car. You gave a list of conditions in order for him to have the car. He has not gotten a job or set up any type of volunteer work and has left for two weeks to go camping. If it were me, I would take that car back. The part that does not set well with me is him taking off for two weeks to go camping. Let me also say that it's really great that he has finished his first year of college and with a good GPA. This shows that he knows what it is to work hard towards a goal. If there's one thing I've learned in all that I have gone through with my son it's don't "give" them anything. They need to learn what it is to work for what they want. I won't go into the long list of what all my husband and I have given our son over the years. Let me just surmise it by saying that he took advantage of everything we gave him, there was no appreciation. The only way to truly appreciate something and put value to it is if you work for it yourself.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Wishing you all the best!![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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