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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 551369" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Yep. You are doing the only thing that may give him incentive to change. In all seriousness, he is probably using lots of drugs, which is why he is stealing, and, yes, they are good at hiding it. They steal to get the money for the drugs because they usually can't hold a job while not sober. If he has already lost his license (I assume a DWI) you know he is abusing stuff. </p><p></p><p>Can you give us a history on this child? Has he always been this way or did it start in his teens (a common time for these behaviors to kick up). </p><p></p><p>I recommend going through his room when he is gone to see if you can find any evidence of drugs of alcohol abuse. Ever check his Facebook? His cell phone? by the way, he should be paying for his own stuff if he's not in school anymore. I know how hard it is to watch them fail, but in my opinion we don't do them any favors by making it easier for them to fail by handing them money, a soft bed and meals. Sadly, they usually don't appreciate it anyway and they have less reason to change their destructive paths if we take care of them...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 551369, member: 1550"] Yep. You are doing the only thing that may give him incentive to change. In all seriousness, he is probably using lots of drugs, which is why he is stealing, and, yes, they are good at hiding it. They steal to get the money for the drugs because they usually can't hold a job while not sober. If he has already lost his license (I assume a DWI) you know he is abusing stuff. Can you give us a history on this child? Has he always been this way or did it start in his teens (a common time for these behaviors to kick up). I recommend going through his room when he is gone to see if you can find any evidence of drugs of alcohol abuse. Ever check his Facebook? His cell phone? by the way, he should be paying for his own stuff if he's not in school anymore. I know how hard it is to watch them fail, but in my opinion we don't do them any favors by making it easier for them to fail by handing them money, a soft bed and meals. Sadly, they usually don't appreciate it anyway and they have less reason to change their destructive paths if we take care of them... [/QUOTE]
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