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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 476007" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>"Forgive the man who steals from you, but lock up your camels." - old Arab saying.</p><p></p><p>If difficult child wants to convince you he had a genuine "come to Jesus" moment, then he will have to go to church. Otherwise you can't trust anything he says. And church need not be boring. WOULD NOT be boring for someone who genuinely had a "come to Jesus". It should be his one passion, to spend as much time as he can in a worshipful environment.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure one of the churches in your neighbourhood has a higher proportion of young people, or a focus on youth outreach. But with the ankle bracelet, you have some leverage. If he will go to church, he can earn the privilege. And then those hours of freedom can be added to his schedule. But you would need to take him there and bring him home, or find someone you trust to do this. And with the increase of smart technology, perhaps the monitoring company could have the GPS details of the church and if difficult child strays his behind from those coordinates during the allotted time, it's a violation? He has a choice - stay home or go to church but be monitored in both places. </p><p></p><p>And surely for a kid fed up with house arrest, church would not be so boring after all?</p><p></p><p>Not that I'm tubthumping here, just trying to help an alleged 'new convert'.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 476007, member: 1991"] "Forgive the man who steals from you, but lock up your camels." - old Arab saying. If difficult child wants to convince you he had a genuine "come to Jesus" moment, then he will have to go to church. Otherwise you can't trust anything he says. And church need not be boring. WOULD NOT be boring for someone who genuinely had a "come to Jesus". It should be his one passion, to spend as much time as he can in a worshipful environment. I'm sure one of the churches in your neighbourhood has a higher proportion of young people, or a focus on youth outreach. But with the ankle bracelet, you have some leverage. If he will go to church, he can earn the privilege. And then those hours of freedom can be added to his schedule. But you would need to take him there and bring him home, or find someone you trust to do this. And with the increase of smart technology, perhaps the monitoring company could have the GPS details of the church and if difficult child strays his behind from those coordinates during the allotted time, it's a violation? He has a choice - stay home or go to church but be monitored in both places. And surely for a kid fed up with house arrest, church would not be so boring after all? Not that I'm tubthumping here, just trying to help an alleged 'new convert'. Marg [/QUOTE]
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