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<blockquote data-quote="Marg's Man" data-source="post: 458039" data-attributes="member: 4085"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'">I'm mostly going to ignore the right/wrong part of this question. I think you've done way more than he is entitled to. At 17 he is nearly a legal adult and HAS to adopt at least a few of the adult responsibilities, which includes keeping the laws of the land. Even if New Mexico regards 21 as legal age he only has a couple more years of 'childhood' and the protections that provides.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'">I have NEVER bought my kids a car. The first thing I said when I started to teach them to drive was to point that they are now in charge of a killing machine if it is not handled right</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'">Reading between the lines it seems that glasses/contacts are a legal requirement of getting his driving licence - it is here in Australia. In fact an eye test is part of the pre-testing needed to get a Learners Permit. Each licence renewal requires a Statutory Declaration that your vision remains as it was at the last renewal or if changed you are required to admit it. The penalties for driving without glasses (if needed) are the same as high range drink driving. Check the law in your state and, next time you are accused of breaking promises, point out that YOU are not the problem here, it the LAW.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'">I don't know if this will get compliance from your kid but it will deflect the blame from you to the legal system. As an adult (which he will be very soon) he will not be facing juvie but the real legal system that all adults have to comply with.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'">Marg's Man</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marg's Man, post: 458039, member: 4085"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans]I'm mostly going to ignore the right/wrong part of this question. I think you've done way more than he is entitled to. At 17 he is nearly a legal adult and HAS to adopt at least a few of the adult responsibilities, which includes keeping the laws of the land. Even if New Mexico regards 21 as legal age he only has a couple more years of 'childhood' and the protections that provides.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans] I have NEVER bought my kids a car. The first thing I said when I started to teach them to drive was to point that they are now in charge of a killing machine if it is not handled right [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans]Reading between the lines it seems that glasses/contacts are a legal requirement of getting his driving licence - it is here in Australia. In fact an eye test is part of the pre-testing needed to get a Learners Permit. Each licence renewal requires a Statutory Declaration that your vision remains as it was at the last renewal or if changed you are required to admit it. The penalties for driving without glasses (if needed) are the same as high range drink driving. Check the law in your state and, next time you are accused of breaking promises, point out that YOU are not the problem here, it the LAW.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans]I don't know if this will get compliance from your kid but it will deflect the blame from you to the legal system. As an adult (which he will be very soon) he will not be facing juvie but the real legal system that all adults have to comply with.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Lucida Sans]Marg's Man[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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