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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 738179" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Right off your son was different and extreme in his behavior. All 13 year olds dont do what your son did! That was very serious behavior and required serious discipline. Even my one kid who did drugs did not go that far at only 13. Never, really. None of my other kids ever snuck out of the house or ran away. And juvy? Arrests? Expulsion? That is NOT normal behavior at any age. How were you supposed to react to that??? How would most caring parents react??? Reward him?</p><p></p><p>Dont ferl guilty for ever being tough on your son. He needed strong parents and still does. He is lucky he didnt live with us lol. If my kid ever actually ran away I would have called the cops! I turned my 15 year old in for drugs and she ended up quitting drugs by 20 ( she was not fun until she quit). We were VERY tough on her. No driving. No money. She worked after school for any extra money. We finally found her having a pill party and made her leave at 19. I had younger kids who were watching. One of them was deeply affected by this and is now a Corrections Officer! She has never even smoked pot. Yes, she would tell us if she had. She knows we wouldnt care and we are very close. My younger son doesnt do drugs or even drink. We had to make out of control daughter leave. It broke my heart but it worked. She quit!</p><p></p><p>This is not your fault. Your son is a man. He makes his own choices now. Dont let him make tou feel guilty. These days at least half the kids experience divorce. Although it may seem like it sometimes lol not half the teens go off the rails.</p><p></p><p>by the way so what if you make more thsn your husband??!? That is common today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 738179, member: 1550"] Right off your son was different and extreme in his behavior. All 13 year olds dont do what your son did! That was very serious behavior and required serious discipline. Even my one kid who did drugs did not go that far at only 13. Never, really. None of my other kids ever snuck out of the house or ran away. And juvy? Arrests? Expulsion? That is NOT normal behavior at any age. How were you supposed to react to that??? How would most caring parents react??? Reward him? Dont ferl guilty for ever being tough on your son. He needed strong parents and still does. He is lucky he didnt live with us lol. If my kid ever actually ran away I would have called the cops! I turned my 15 year old in for drugs and she ended up quitting drugs by 20 ( she was not fun until she quit). We were VERY tough on her. No driving. No money. She worked after school for any extra money. We finally found her having a pill party and made her leave at 19. I had younger kids who were watching. One of them was deeply affected by this and is now a Corrections Officer! She has never even smoked pot. Yes, she would tell us if she had. She knows we wouldnt care and we are very close. My younger son doesnt do drugs or even drink. We had to make out of control daughter leave. It broke my heart but it worked. She quit! This is not your fault. Your son is a man. He makes his own choices now. Dont let him make tou feel guilty. These days at least half the kids experience divorce. Although it may seem like it sometimes lol not half the teens go off the rails. by the way so what if you make more thsn your husband??!? That is common today. [/QUOTE]
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