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<blockquote data-quote="Paris" data-source="post: 107316" data-attributes="member: 4371"><p>Great idea to write the rules down. I'm not consistent, I stick to the consequences until he goes into a depression and then I'm so happy that he's out of it I break the punishment! At least my mother was consistent, there were never consequences, so she never had to worry about going back on her word.</p><p></p><p>My sister, my brother, and myself were horrible teens. We just one day got our act together. I have 19 years sober now, sober since 21 years old.</p><p></p><p>I'm worried that he may take that long, or worse even longer...</p><p></p><p>Times are different now. The kids here drive around in BMW's, Mercedes, Escalades, and have endless amounts of money. Whatever happened to working for it?</p><p>They just live off their parents. And his friends think I'm mean because I bought my son a Nissan truck and not a BMW! The embarrassment! Their credit cards don't have limits, my son has a $20.00 limit. They can go anywhere on vacation all expenses paid (by parents). I let my kids travel, but I have to go with them and we travel coach.</p><p></p><p>I'm rationalizing I know!! But I get SOME comfort in knowing I'm not as bad as the rest of my neighborhood. That has to count for something????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paris, post: 107316, member: 4371"] Great idea to write the rules down. I'm not consistent, I stick to the consequences until he goes into a depression and then I'm so happy that he's out of it I break the punishment! At least my mother was consistent, there were never consequences, so she never had to worry about going back on her word. My sister, my brother, and myself were horrible teens. We just one day got our act together. I have 19 years sober now, sober since 21 years old. I'm worried that he may take that long, or worse even longer... Times are different now. The kids here drive around in BMW's, Mercedes, Escalades, and have endless amounts of money. Whatever happened to working for it? They just live off their parents. And his friends think I'm mean because I bought my son a Nissan truck and not a BMW! The embarrassment! Their credit cards don't have limits, my son has a $20.00 limit. They can go anywhere on vacation all expenses paid (by parents). I let my kids travel, but I have to go with them and we travel coach. I'm rationalizing I know!! But I get SOME comfort in knowing I'm not as bad as the rest of my neighborhood. That has to count for something???? [/QUOTE]
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