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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 637081" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Oh, they can work without a car. They may have to ride a bike or walk, like my daughter did, but it can be done. And there was no public transportation where she lived after she was kicked out and had to live with her anal brother who was not interested in driving her anywhere. She walked back and forth, regardless of the weather. It helped her build character...the character she has today. She knew she'd be on the street with nothing if she didn't work...her brother demanded rent and that she work consistently and she was not allowed to quit.</p><p></p><p>I don't think our difficult children need cars to find jobs. It's not like they are going to get high quality jobs anyway. Fast food joints are everywhere.</p><p></p><p>Walking and bike riding are great exercise. They do it all over Europe. My kids had to have jobs at sixteen to cover anything beyond the barest of essentials and they had to pay for their part of car insurance and their gas or they walked or hitched a ride with a friend. They always got to work. That was never a problem. And nobody has a lazier heart than 36. But he is also greedy and likes "things." If he had to work or have nothing, well, then he'd work. And he always has. He actually has a very good job that pays a college graduate salary, although he has never gone to college.</p><p></p><p>I let them get away with plenty...stealing, trash talking me, filthy bedrooms...at least for a while, when I was a doormat. But I never ever allowed them not to have a job. That was the quality of their lives right there...if they didn't work, they couldn't do anything because they had no money at all. Allowance cut off completely at age 16. I'm glad I did THAT, even if I made other mistakes (and I made plenty of them).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 637081, member: 1550"] Oh, they can work without a car. They may have to ride a bike or walk, like my daughter did, but it can be done. And there was no public transportation where she lived after she was kicked out and had to live with her anal brother who was not interested in driving her anywhere. She walked back and forth, regardless of the weather. It helped her build character...the character she has today. She knew she'd be on the street with nothing if she didn't work...her brother demanded rent and that she work consistently and she was not allowed to quit. I don't think our difficult children need cars to find jobs. It's not like they are going to get high quality jobs anyway. Fast food joints are everywhere. Walking and bike riding are great exercise. They do it all over Europe. My kids had to have jobs at sixteen to cover anything beyond the barest of essentials and they had to pay for their part of car insurance and their gas or they walked or hitched a ride with a friend. They always got to work. That was never a problem. And nobody has a lazier heart than 36. But he is also greedy and likes "things." If he had to work or have nothing, well, then he'd work. And he always has. He actually has a very good job that pays a college graduate salary, although he has never gone to college. I let them get away with plenty...stealing, trash talking me, filthy bedrooms...at least for a while, when I was a doormat. But I never ever allowed them not to have a job. That was the quality of their lives right there...if they didn't work, they couldn't do anything because they had no money at all. Allowance cut off completely at age 16. I'm glad I did THAT, even if I made other mistakes (and I made plenty of them). [/QUOTE]
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