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I suck...or...did I overreact?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 343634" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I think I can empathize with your predicament. </p><p></p><p>My son was somewhat like your son. Nothing I could ever say or do made a whits difference in how he behaved. I could have - and did - monitor his life down to the milisecond. I tried to micromanage his life when he was 17. I had to know everything he was doing because if he was out of my sight, he was up to no good. Now my son was always in trouble with the law, and we did end up having to press charges against him eventually, but it wasnt for assault. Ours was for monetary damages. My son stole from us. </p><p></p><p>Eventually as he got older, I stopped being the one who acted as his buffer between his choices and the real world. I let the PO get him. </p><p></p><p>Everyone says that parents are responsible for their kids up until 18 and for the most part that is true, however, I am assuming you are worried about the legal ramifications of him doing something illegal to someone before 18. For the most part, and you would want to check this out with local law enforcement but it is true here, if a parent has done everything they can to attempt to get help for their child like therapy, psychiatric care, etc...and said child still continues to do wrong, then its on the child. The child can be sued but the parents wouldnt be held liable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 343634, member: 1514"] I think I can empathize with your predicament. My son was somewhat like your son. Nothing I could ever say or do made a whits difference in how he behaved. I could have - and did - monitor his life down to the milisecond. I tried to micromanage his life when he was 17. I had to know everything he was doing because if he was out of my sight, he was up to no good. Now my son was always in trouble with the law, and we did end up having to press charges against him eventually, but it wasnt for assault. Ours was for monetary damages. My son stole from us. Eventually as he got older, I stopped being the one who acted as his buffer between his choices and the real world. I let the PO get him. Everyone says that parents are responsible for their kids up until 18 and for the most part that is true, however, I am assuming you are worried about the legal ramifications of him doing something illegal to someone before 18. For the most part, and you would want to check this out with local law enforcement but it is true here, if a parent has done everything they can to attempt to get help for their child like therapy, psychiatric care, etc...and said child still continues to do wrong, then its on the child. The child can be sued but the parents wouldnt be held liable. [/QUOTE]
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