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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 187652" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>I don't believe that a real sharp steak knife is in a locked box because scissors are hard to find in your house. No way. Unless you regularly misplace scissors AND steak knives, there is no reason to hide a steak knife as a back-up for lost scissors. If a steak knife is an appropriate back-up for scissors, one only has to walk to the steak knife drawer and get one. That's not difficult child logic, that's difficult child making up a story.</p><p></p><p>A 13 year old hiding a steak knife doesn't deserve privacy. It isn't like he had a pocket knife hidden there. Thirteen year olds get and hide pocket knives. It was a steak knife taken from your kitchen. There are a big differences between a steak knife and a pocket knife -- sharpness and protection of the blade being the most obvious. I don't know why your husband doesn't trust your son but, in my opinion, his lack of trust is justified.</p><p></p><p>Your husband made his own decision about going into the safe rather than following your instructions. He's an adult and a parent; he's entitled to do that. He may have intended not to go into the safe when you first gave him the key, he may have made the decision after he got to the room. Or not. His mistake is that he didn't tell you he went into the safe which was compounded by the fact that also didn't tell you he found a dangerous item and removed it. That he found a sharp steak knife and removed it but didn't tell you is, in my opinion, the most remarkable part of the story. Not only is that information you definately should have, obviously your son would notice. Perhaps your husband didn't think your son would have the nerve to complain that a sharp kitchen knife that wasn't his was removed from his room. Perhaps your husband was trying to protect you from this information. Perhaps he handled it the way he did because he can see real problems and potential danger of a child hiding a steak knife but was sure you wouldn't or would buy any lame explanation your son offered. It does seem as if your husband is parenting against you. There may be a logical reason why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 187652, member: 1498"] I don't believe that a real sharp steak knife is in a locked box because scissors are hard to find in your house. No way. Unless you regularly misplace scissors AND steak knives, there is no reason to hide a steak knife as a back-up for lost scissors. If a steak knife is an appropriate back-up for scissors, one only has to walk to the steak knife drawer and get one. That's not difficult child logic, that's difficult child making up a story. A 13 year old hiding a steak knife doesn't deserve privacy. It isn't like he had a pocket knife hidden there. Thirteen year olds get and hide pocket knives. It was a steak knife taken from your kitchen. There are a big differences between a steak knife and a pocket knife -- sharpness and protection of the blade being the most obvious. I don't know why your husband doesn't trust your son but, in my opinion, his lack of trust is justified. Your husband made his own decision about going into the safe rather than following your instructions. He's an adult and a parent; he's entitled to do that. He may have intended not to go into the safe when you first gave him the key, he may have made the decision after he got to the room. Or not. His mistake is that he didn't tell you he went into the safe which was compounded by the fact that also didn't tell you he found a dangerous item and removed it. That he found a sharp steak knife and removed it but didn't tell you is, in my opinion, the most remarkable part of the story. Not only is that information you definately should have, obviously your son would notice. Perhaps your husband didn't think your son would have the nerve to complain that a sharp kitchen knife that wasn't his was removed from his room. Perhaps your husband was trying to protect you from this information. Perhaps he handled it the way he did because he can see real problems and potential danger of a child hiding a steak knife but was sure you wouldn't or would buy any lame explanation your son offered. It does seem as if your husband is parenting against you. There may be a logical reason why. [/QUOTE]
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