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How is he not playing by the rules? His friends dad is an ass and i condone him for it.
Because when you are taking things away from him & he is going and buy new ones, that isn't playing by yr rules, that’s johnny playing by johnny’s rules.
He needs to know his actions have consequences that involve punishment for him & if he has $$, then u need to cut off access to the money.
Because when you are taking things away from him & he is going and buy new ones, that isn't playing by yr rules, that’s johnny playing by johnny’s rules.
He needs to know his actions have consequences that involve punishment for him & if he has $$, then u need to cut off access to the money.
I took his laptop one time and now regret that decision. I have now learned he does not need things taken away nor will he tolerate it so it's a lose-lose for me and him.
How is he not playing by the rules? His friends dad is an ass and i condone him for it.
Ah- I wondered if the cussing out was justified. Your son may need to learn to control his words (that behavior won't work well in most offices) but there's nothing wrong with being able to call people on bad behavior. I wish I'd done more of it in my life.
I know I'm going against the grain here by not insisting that you become more authoritarian; your son sounds extremely intelligent, driven and responsible, but maybe needs more "soft" skills and some self-control to get along in the world. I don't have the answer except to say that HE has to be motivated to make changes and see the need for it.
Close his acct. Take whatever he has in it & put it into another acct he cant access. Give him access to that when he turns 18.
Then, open another account with a very small limit in which u & him have access to. The $$ he will have access to will only be the $$ from his job.
He shouldnt be the holder of all that $$. Money from a job should be sufficient for a teenager & tell yr husband to stop giving him the $10 now. Kid works so he doesnt need $$ from u
He's received nearly $18,500 from his parents and an unspecified amount from birthday and Christmas gifts. He has roughly $20,000 after trading it for five years. That sounds rather adulty. I don't understand why any thinking adult would buy him a car when he's practically been gifted the funds to buy one.
Yes. What is described in the OP is not "acting like an adult."
Are you the son in this scenario?
Really, because i think stock trading, politics, ect are deferentially not typical teen things.
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