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17 yr old son, defiant and using
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 638452" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>RC, I am so very sorry to hear this and for all you are going through. At 17 our son left twice. Once after we caught him high as a kite and once after we confronted him upon learning he'd stolen from us. Both times he was gone a week. We let him go and didn't call the police for a couple reasons...In my state at 17 they are adults for criminal charges, but minors for everything else. All you can do is declare them incorrigible and put them in the system, usually foster care if all they do is run off. He was never violent toward us and we were softer on him than we should have been. In retrospect, it might have been much better to have come down harder on him. I think you did the right thing. It's clear you love your son and want what is best, but he cannot be allowed to be violent toward you or anyone else. I'm praying for you both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 638452, member: 17309"] RC, I am so very sorry to hear this and for all you are going through. At 17 our son left twice. Once after we caught him high as a kite and once after we confronted him upon learning he'd stolen from us. Both times he was gone a week. We let him go and didn't call the police for a couple reasons...In my state at 17 they are adults for criminal charges, but minors for everything else. All you can do is declare them incorrigible and put them in the system, usually foster care if all they do is run off. He was never violent toward us and we were softer on him than we should have been. In retrospect, it might have been much better to have come down harder on him. I think you did the right thing. It's clear you love your son and want what is best, but he cannot be allowed to be violent toward you or anyone else. I'm praying for you both. [/QUOTE]
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