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<blockquote data-quote="Methuselah" data-source="post: 515174" data-attributes="member: 12725"><p>JKF, your son is 17 soon to be 18. He understands stealing is wrong; he just doesn't care. YOU are not responsible for HIS choices. The therapist is an idiot, as I have found most therapists to be. :-/ </p><p></p><p>My difficult child 2 is a <em>master</em> thief and liar. Every therapist we took her to had different reason she stole. The only constant reason came from difficult child 2: I wanted it, so I took it. She knows it is wrong; she just doesn't care. She never feels guilt or remorse or shame. She is completely content with her behavior and how it effects others. Punishments don't change her behavior. Ever. She just hones her skills&#8230;"That's not the way to do it the next time." And she doesn't. I don't know why she steals. Frankly, I don't care. She is very aware it is wrong. She just doesn't care. </p><p></p><p>I so wish I had helpful answers for you. I don't. I do know this: find peace with your efforts, if you haven't. Accepting I have done all I can do to help her has helped me immensely. I am still upset, frustrated and mad, but I don't feel guilty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Methuselah, post: 515174, member: 12725"] JKF, your son is 17 soon to be 18. He understands stealing is wrong; he just doesn't care. YOU are not responsible for HIS choices. The therapist is an idiot, as I have found most therapists to be. :-/ My difficult child 2 is a [I]master[/I] thief and liar. Every therapist we took her to had different reason she stole. The only constant reason came from difficult child 2: I wanted it, so I took it. She knows it is wrong; she just doesn't care. She never feels guilt or remorse or shame. She is completely content with her behavior and how it effects others. Punishments don't change her behavior. Ever. She just hones her skills…"That's not the way to do it the next time." And she doesn't. I don't know why she steals. Frankly, I don't care. She is very aware it is wrong. She just doesn't care. I so wish I had helpful answers for you. I don't. I do know this: find peace with your efforts, if you haven't. Accepting I have done all I can do to help her has helped me immensely. I am still upset, frustrated and mad, but I don't feel guilty. [/QUOTE]
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