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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 651468" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>This is your home, not a court of law. If he wants to call the cops, he can leave with them. that would be my stance. I had a child who threatened to call child services on us. He was told he was welcome to, but his bags needed to be packed first, and only with what was HIS, not what I provided like his clothes. He would be leaving with them if he EVER called them. I even wrote the number down and offered to dial it. He never called because he knew i was not bluffing. esp once i explained that it meant he was leaving the family and that included his grandparents. No, my parents would NEVER have gone along, but they would have been furious if he called and they at least pretended to agree with me during that time (in no way was he being abused - he just didn't like rules or consequences.)</p><p></p><p>I would tell him that he is the only one who could have done it and unless he can prove he did not, he has to pay back the money. If he refuses to give you the money, take his electronics and any jewelry to the pawn shop. He is 16 and a MINOR, meaning he does not legally own ANYTHING. YOU own it, he does not. He can get it into his head that you are serious or else he can leave. do NOT fall for the 'need proof that stands up in court' line. You are not in court. You are a family and you are the leaders and you make and enforce the rules. Period. don't let him bamboozle you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 651468, member: 1233"] This is your home, not a court of law. If he wants to call the cops, he can leave with them. that would be my stance. I had a child who threatened to call child services on us. He was told he was welcome to, but his bags needed to be packed first, and only with what was HIS, not what I provided like his clothes. He would be leaving with them if he EVER called them. I even wrote the number down and offered to dial it. He never called because he knew i was not bluffing. esp once i explained that it meant he was leaving the family and that included his grandparents. No, my parents would NEVER have gone along, but they would have been furious if he called and they at least pretended to agree with me during that time (in no way was he being abused - he just didn't like rules or consequences.) I would tell him that he is the only one who could have done it and unless he can prove he did not, he has to pay back the money. If he refuses to give you the money, take his electronics and any jewelry to the pawn shop. He is 16 and a MINOR, meaning he does not legally own ANYTHING. YOU own it, he does not. He can get it into his head that you are serious or else he can leave. do NOT fall for the 'need proof that stands up in court' line. You are not in court. You are a family and you are the leaders and you make and enforce the rules. Period. don't let him bamboozle you! [/QUOTE]
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