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My 16 year old ( just now turned 16) is driving the family into the ground. Anyone have any ideas on what to do next? School is a joke, if he goes, he already failed once and will fail this year again. He steals everything. not just 10 here and there, he steals 80 or 100 dollars at a time. He has been stealing our car at night, the other night he broke it so he abandoned it on the street. We borrowed a car from a friend until the police found ours.. and he snuck out and stole and smashed that one.. we only found out it was him a week ago. He taunts me, follows me around the house.. I tell him to go to his room he says ' been there' everything is a joke to him. he does nothing, no chores, no work.. he is rude to the other kids in the house. No punishments have worked. he lost his phone, his computer, nothing works. He says.. when will you learn these punishments wont work on me... and laughs. I just don't know what to do. Is this kid normal? is it us that are bad parents? Is this normal teenage behavior> I was never like this? I am at my wits end and don't know what to do next.. anyone got any suggestions?
I agree with Hope. ..why haven't you allowed him to face the consequences of his actions? This is not normal it doesn't mean you are bad parents but you have let it go on too long.
Why isn't he in juvenile detention for stealing your car?
If you didn't involve the police, it is your fault. You shouldn't protect him from the consequences of his actions.
Since this is a first post it might not even be real. Too many bored kids on city-data right now. Even the most clueless parent of a 16 year old knows this isn't normal.
Pretty sure this is a bored kid stirring the pot just to laugh at responses from well-meaning, serious people. I think he should go back to school and learn about the simple things in life. Paragraphs and punctuation would be a good place to start.
Since it could be a bored teen posting, it is a very common problem. So, for those of you with this problem, hide/lock your cash/keys/stuff away. Then, remove his bedroom door, bedframe, boxspring, dresser, toys from his room. Store them outside of the house (someone's garage, storage unit, or sell). Leave his mattress on the floor, give him one sheet, pillow, blanket. Don't do his laundry. Give him 3 meals a day, since you're legally obligated. Let him fail school. His to deal with later on. Make his life hell at home. And next time he steals your car, press charges. Then when he's 18, boot him out, while he still has all the answers.
We borrowed a car from a friend until the police found ours.. and he snuck out and stole and smashed that one..
Odd you're not complaining about the bail money and lawyer's fees you had to fork out because of the grand theft auto charges.
You must be rolling in coin.
p.s. No 16-year old, who is stealing cars and has 100 bucks of Mom's money to spend, is following Mom and Dad around the house. They're out smoking odd substances with their friends. You need to work on your story line AND your punctuation.
Last edited by DewDropInn; 05-31-2014 at 02:33 PM..
That's a little harsh just for writing a phony post, isn't it?
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