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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 545554" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>But...I mean this gently...you can't worry about him his entire life. And I know good kids who were killed in prom night car accidents by another driver. Kids can drink at six as easily as at one o'clock AM. They can do anything before 12 that they do after 12. I know the sweetest young woman who was a motorcycle mechanic (yep, a girl...lol). I loved her very much. She was killed while on her motorcycle in the middle of the day. Somebody hit her, she died instantly. It was not her fault. She was not speeding nor was she intoxicated. Terrible things happen all the time. Short of locking our kids up in a tower (or dungeon as I sometimes fantacize...haha...j/k) there is no way to stop all possible bad things from happening.</p><p></p><p>College dorms are a hotbed of sex, drugs, and even extreme bullying. Do you think your son is up for it? Most colleges have rules and consequences, but there are no adults there to enforce them so those rules are routinely broken and most kids don't get caught. Also, there are no curfews...just saying.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, good luck whatever you decide to do. I hope your son does well. He really sounds like a pretty good kid, or at least since he did that stealing. The majority of teens (I've raised four and they all had different issues) are impulsive at times because they have teenage brains and they do "dumb" stuff because they don't think first. Unless it is chronic, in my opinion it is pretty typical teen. If they learn from their mistakes, that's the main thing. Again just my worthless two cents <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Post again. You made some wonderful points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 545554, member: 1550"] But...I mean this gently...you can't worry about him his entire life. And I know good kids who were killed in prom night car accidents by another driver. Kids can drink at six as easily as at one o'clock AM. They can do anything before 12 that they do after 12. I know the sweetest young woman who was a motorcycle mechanic (yep, a girl...lol). I loved her very much. She was killed while on her motorcycle in the middle of the day. Somebody hit her, she died instantly. It was not her fault. She was not speeding nor was she intoxicated. Terrible things happen all the time. Short of locking our kids up in a tower (or dungeon as I sometimes fantacize...haha...j/k) there is no way to stop all possible bad things from happening. College dorms are a hotbed of sex, drugs, and even extreme bullying. Do you think your son is up for it? Most colleges have rules and consequences, but there are no adults there to enforce them so those rules are routinely broken and most kids don't get caught. Also, there are no curfews...just saying. Anyhow, good luck whatever you decide to do. I hope your son does well. He really sounds like a pretty good kid, or at least since he did that stealing. The majority of teens (I've raised four and they all had different issues) are impulsive at times because they have teenage brains and they do "dumb" stuff because they don't think first. Unless it is chronic, in my opinion it is pretty typical teen. If they learn from their mistakes, that's the main thing. Again just my worthless two cents :) Post again. You made some wonderful points. [/QUOTE]
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