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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 666272" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>He sounds a lot like our son. Let me guess, along with the intelligence is a lack of common sense, outwardly very confident but realistically very unsure of himself, a lack of social skills, he is the only one who has a clue about what he's going through/how hard it is to find work, how clueless the bosses/teachers are?</p><p></p><p>Depending on which state you live in, you have limited options. Where we live, at 17 you are still financially liable for them but no longer have authority over them. If they run away the police cannot force them to return but you cant kick them out because they are a minor. Get whatever testing done you can now because once he turns 18 all bets are off. If he doesn't want to cooperate at that point there is nothing you can do.</p><p></p><p>A major life philosophy change like this doesn't happen overnight without a reason. If you haven't seen any mental health warning signs as he grew up then have him drug tested. The philosophy you described is VERY popular with the drug culture. They use it to justify the life style. Basically they believe that nobody has to work and should be provided everything. We all see the obvious flaw in this attitude but to them, since we CHOOSE to work, there is no flaw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 666272, member: 18238"] He sounds a lot like our son. Let me guess, along with the intelligence is a lack of common sense, outwardly very confident but realistically very unsure of himself, a lack of social skills, he is the only one who has a clue about what he's going through/how hard it is to find work, how clueless the bosses/teachers are? Depending on which state you live in, you have limited options. Where we live, at 17 you are still financially liable for them but no longer have authority over them. If they run away the police cannot force them to return but you cant kick them out because they are a minor. Get whatever testing done you can now because once he turns 18 all bets are off. If he doesn't want to cooperate at that point there is nothing you can do. A major life philosophy change like this doesn't happen overnight without a reason. If you haven't seen any mental health warning signs as he grew up then have him drug tested. The philosophy you described is VERY popular with the drug culture. They use it to justify the life style. Basically they believe that nobody has to work and should be provided everything. We all see the obvious flaw in this attitude but to them, since we CHOOSE to work, there is no flaw. [/QUOTE]
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