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<blockquote data-quote="pigless in VA" data-source="post: 714487" data-attributes="member: 11832"><p>I'm so sorry. I know all of this feels terrible. There's a difference between being a parent and being a doormat. Your son thinks you are a doormat and now you are teaching him that you are not. There's no way to predict what will shock him in to the realization that he is an actual adult with responsibilities. He's going to be furious with you, but you are only giving him the natural consequence for his illegal action. </p><p></p><p>My son stole over $4000 dollars from me through my credit card when he was 17. The only reason I didn't file a police report was that he was not yet an adult. Instead, I made him repay every dime. He worked so hard that year and I was proud of him for showing responsibility. Today, he is supposed to be working and saving for college in the fall. The lesson he learned from the year of hard work seems to have been forgotten. </p><p></p><p><strong>Here is the detachment article: <a href="https://conductdisorders.com/community/threads/article-on-detachment.53639/" target="_blank">https://conductdisorders.com/community/threads/article-on-detachment.53639/</a></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigless in VA, post: 714487, member: 11832"] I'm so sorry. I know all of this feels terrible. There's a difference between being a parent and being a doormat. Your son thinks you are a doormat and now you are teaching him that you are not. There's no way to predict what will shock him in to the realization that he is an actual adult with responsibilities. He's going to be furious with you, but you are only giving him the natural consequence for his illegal action. My son stole over $4000 dollars from me through my credit card when he was 17. The only reason I didn't file a police report was that he was not yet an adult. Instead, I made him repay every dime. He worked so hard that year and I was proud of him for showing responsibility. Today, he is supposed to be working and saving for college in the fall. The lesson he learned from the year of hard work seems to have been forgotten. [B]Here is the detachment article: [URL]https://conductdisorders.com/community/threads/article-on-detachment.53639/[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]
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