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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 413432" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Yes, the choice is his - however...... you can offer to keep the keys if he would like you to with the understanding that you will hand them over whenever he asks for them.</p><p> </p><p>My 14 yr old difficult child informed me last night that it is his life and he gets to decide when he goes to a friend's house and how long he gets to stay there. At 14 he is feeling restricted, I can imagine how restricted a 24 yr old would feel over someone else placing the boundaries around his life.</p><p> </p><p>Tell him that you are there to help if he wants it but it is his choice on what he does with the car and keys until he is legally allowed to use them. Ask if he wants to keep the car at your house (you would need the keys to move it if necessary) to keep from being tempted and if he says "no" than so be it. He may want to use the car as transportation if a friend drives him somewhere?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 413432, member: 5096"] Yes, the choice is his - however...... you can offer to keep the keys if he would like you to with the understanding that you will hand them over whenever he asks for them. My 14 yr old difficult child informed me last night that it is his life and he gets to decide when he goes to a friend's house and how long he gets to stay there. At 14 he is feeling restricted, I can imagine how restricted a 24 yr old would feel over someone else placing the boundaries around his life. Tell him that you are there to help if he wants it but it is his choice on what he does with the car and keys until he is legally allowed to use them. Ask if he wants to keep the car at your house (you would need the keys to move it if necessary) to keep from being tempted and if he says "no" than so be it. He may want to use the car as transportation if a friend drives him somewhere? [/QUOTE]
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