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So now driving has opened up a new set of difficult child adventures
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<blockquote data-quote="Origami" data-source="post: 637528" data-attributes="member: 18099"><p>Hi Janet,</p><p>Although I'm not a novice difficult child mom, my 17-year-old is coming up with new and different ways to jerk my chain! The latest thing is that he took the car last night (without permission, was supposed to be getting dropped off) to the laundromat to do his laundry. It turns out that he also did the rest of the laundry for the household without being asked. I'm talking about 3 large hampers of clothes in addition to his own. This all happened after I was in bed, so I didn't know about it until this morning. So how can I be angry at him for taking the car when it was for a good cause? (grrr)</p><p></p><p>I have been hiding the keys, but as a one-vehicle household with three legitimate drivers (me, my husband, my daughter in law), the keys sometimes get left unhidden. I'll be glad when he turns 18 in two months so this will be a non-issue, at least the unlicensed driving part. So far he's been a responsible driver, but of course that's when I'm with him.</p><p></p><p>What GFG17 fails to comprehend is how dangerous it is for him to drive with only a permit both from a physical point of view as well as legally. When I tried to explain this to him, he said, "You only care about money, you don't really care about my safety, because I'm a safe driver and nothing is going to happen to me." I told him he's not the only driver on the road and if some weirdo hits him, we could be liable for damages or at least an expensive ticket. He said he'd pay me back if that happened. Nevermind that he doesn't have a job or any other means of paying anything back.</p><p></p><p>I like your toy analogy. So true! I thought I'd seen it all with my other difficult child, but no. </p><p></p><p>I had that experience with keys once myself. I opened the door to a minivan and sat down in it (parked on the street) and realized the seats had the wrong upholstery and I didn't recognize the items in the van. I slinked out of there as fast as I could as didn't want the real owner to show up and think I was stealing a van!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Origami, post: 637528, member: 18099"] Hi Janet, Although I'm not a novice difficult child mom, my 17-year-old is coming up with new and different ways to jerk my chain! The latest thing is that he took the car last night (without permission, was supposed to be getting dropped off) to the laundromat to do his laundry. It turns out that he also did the rest of the laundry for the household without being asked. I'm talking about 3 large hampers of clothes in addition to his own. This all happened after I was in bed, so I didn't know about it until this morning. So how can I be angry at him for taking the car when it was for a good cause? (grrr) I have been hiding the keys, but as a one-vehicle household with three legitimate drivers (me, my husband, my daughter in law), the keys sometimes get left unhidden. I'll be glad when he turns 18 in two months so this will be a non-issue, at least the unlicensed driving part. So far he's been a responsible driver, but of course that's when I'm with him. What GFG17 fails to comprehend is how dangerous it is for him to drive with only a permit both from a physical point of view as well as legally. When I tried to explain this to him, he said, "You only care about money, you don't really care about my safety, because I'm a safe driver and nothing is going to happen to me." I told him he's not the only driver on the road and if some weirdo hits him, we could be liable for damages or at least an expensive ticket. He said he'd pay me back if that happened. Nevermind that he doesn't have a job or any other means of paying anything back. I like your toy analogy. So true! I thought I'd seen it all with my other difficult child, but no. I had that experience with keys once myself. I opened the door to a minivan and sat down in it (parked on the street) and realized the seats had the wrong upholstery and I didn't recognize the items in the van. I slinked out of there as fast as I could as didn't want the real owner to show up and think I was stealing a van! [/QUOTE]
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