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Does anyone else have a 'Firebug' child?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 278836" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry you are having to cope with this. Our kids do like to scare us sometimes, don't they?</p><p></p><p>My gfgbro and the cousin who was right between us in age both liked fire. But by 13 they CERTAINLY were past the point where what you describe would happen. They were too sure my dad would not only yell, ground and lecture them but would also have them pay for the repairs and materials involved, AND dad would have our uncle talk to them. And the uncle would still be lecturing them about it even now, almost 3 decades later. Uncle was a volunteer fireman AND on his company's fire and rescue team - uncle did a lot of the training of younger people, even in his volunteer squad.</p><p></p><p>I know your husband wants to brush this off, but it was a serious warning sign at the least, in my opinion. When the fire ends up causing that much damage the boy needs the firebug course and to be watched like a hawk.</p><p></p><p>You may find out that insurance will not pay unless charges are filed against your son. And depending on the policy (and the bank that holds your mortgage) the insurance co or bank may have the say in whether charges are filed - not you or husband having the say.</p><p></p><p>I know that insurance can insist of charges, or alert the mortgage bank to the problem and the bank can bring charges with-o even consulting you. At least it could happen years ago. I only know because I helped out in a mortgage loan section of a bank when my section was slow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 278836, member: 1233"] I am sorry you are having to cope with this. Our kids do like to scare us sometimes, don't they? My gfgbro and the cousin who was right between us in age both liked fire. But by 13 they CERTAINLY were past the point where what you describe would happen. They were too sure my dad would not only yell, ground and lecture them but would also have them pay for the repairs and materials involved, AND dad would have our uncle talk to them. And the uncle would still be lecturing them about it even now, almost 3 decades later. Uncle was a volunteer fireman AND on his company's fire and rescue team - uncle did a lot of the training of younger people, even in his volunteer squad. I know your husband wants to brush this off, but it was a serious warning sign at the least, in my opinion. When the fire ends up causing that much damage the boy needs the firebug course and to be watched like a hawk. You may find out that insurance will not pay unless charges are filed against your son. And depending on the policy (and the bank that holds your mortgage) the insurance co or bank may have the say in whether charges are filed - not you or husband having the say. I know that insurance can insist of charges, or alert the mortgage bank to the problem and the bank can bring charges with-o even consulting you. At least it could happen years ago. I only know because I helped out in a mortgage loan section of a bank when my section was slow. [/QUOTE]
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