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Newbie of teenage son, age 17, with ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="MuM_of_OCD_kiddo" data-source="post: 456652" data-attributes="member: 12241"><p>Hi Dawn,</p><p></p><p>my son just turned 18 a few days after yours turned 17. He just started with the driving now - there is no way in that I would have considered to let him drive last year or god forbid - even the year before. I made it very clear to him that I would not turn over my [only decent] car to him as long as he goes through angry moodswings, has tempertantrums and is rude or hostile to me, or is destructive overall. I'm a single mom, selfemployed and the economy is hurting me as much as the next guy - a new/different car is simply not in my budget right now. I just could see the tickets piling up, the police calling me every other day, or my car impounded or worse - totalled because someone ticked him off on the road. He chewed on that one a good long while - and has come down a seriously long road in maturing and more importantly - making conscious changes for himself. </p><p></p><p>I am extremely proud of him and am glad to say that it is safe to drive with him now, it would not have been last year. All he needs is more experience - I will not have to be sitting and chewing my fingernails everytime I let him take the car out. If he is not ready - make him wait. Just think of the potential injuries/casualties he may do to others if nothing else, if he can't control his temper while out on the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MuM_of_OCD_kiddo, post: 456652, member: 12241"] Hi Dawn, my son just turned 18 a few days after yours turned 17. He just started with the driving now - there is no way in that I would have considered to let him drive last year or god forbid - even the year before. I made it very clear to him that I would not turn over my [only decent] car to him as long as he goes through angry moodswings, has tempertantrums and is rude or hostile to me, or is destructive overall. I'm a single mom, selfemployed and the economy is hurting me as much as the next guy - a new/different car is simply not in my budget right now. I just could see the tickets piling up, the police calling me every other day, or my car impounded or worse - totalled because someone ticked him off on the road. He chewed on that one a good long while - and has come down a seriously long road in maturing and more importantly - making conscious changes for himself. I am extremely proud of him and am glad to say that it is safe to drive with him now, it would not have been last year. All he needs is more experience - I will not have to be sitting and chewing my fingernails everytime I let him take the car out. If he is not ready - make him wait. Just think of the potential injuries/casualties he may do to others if nothing else, if he can't control his temper while out on the road. [/QUOTE]
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