My son is 17yrs old and thinks he can just run wild. Dropped out of school.Stays out all night, gets drunk and punchs holes in MY walls-(treats his girlfriend like dirt)--in general has no respect for anyone or anything.Im at my wits end!!
2007-09-12 09:13:16 · 11 answers · asked by Honey66 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
id call the cops , then he will learn a lesson
2007-09-12 09:16:55 · answer #1 · answered by daniel 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My step son did the same thing and it wasn't until he went to juvenile hall that he realized that jail was no fun and he didn't like it. He ran away from the camp they sent him to as well and created more trouble but eventually he learned his lesson. I made him go to AA and he hated that but his dad said he had to listen to me. His father was in jail and I am only 9 years older then him (he is now 18) so my situation was difficult. I also took him over to his uncles and let all 6 of them kick the cr@p out of him. It sounds harsh but he needed a wake up call desperatley. After that I got tired of his destroying my stuff that I threw his playstation that I bought out the 2nd story window and he saw it smashed. We now have an understanding, but I had to let him know that I ran things around here, not him. He got no money from me nothing and that was that. There was NO enabeling him at all.
As for his girlfriend, she allows him to treat her that way. You can talk to her about it but really you can't change that she thinks it is OK to get less the what she deserves. hat's her self esteem.
2007-09-12 09:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by Carollee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
boot camp- Dr Phil, rehab- a place isolated so he can break free of the bad habits and think about his life- make himself more productive. This is a difficult age, a transition from childhood to adulthood- he will need support, care, love, and plenty of understanding- REASONING. You cannot legally throw him out until he is 18, best advice is to get some type of therapy or have him admitted to a facility where he will get proper treatment- reason being is not because he may just hurt someone else, but you don't want to lose him senslessly to suicide, or a violent incident.
Will pray for you- you will have to do the rest. Best of luck- And you can get through this, strength and love, even if it hurts to see him go into a place for help or whatever, as my father used to tell us as kids "better for him to cry now than for you to cry later".
2007-09-12 09:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by brandy2007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send him to jail. I know that sounds harsh but it might be what he needs...call the police when you know he's been out drinking or when trashes your house. He needs a taste of what his future hold if he doesn't change his ways.
2007-09-12 09:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by NurseBunny 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh you poor thing Ive got one like that,hes been like this about 6 months now and Ive told him to get his act together or I will send him to his sisters until he does,sometimes its better to get them away for a bit if only to stop them from going around with the wrong people.
2007-09-12 09:38:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Military school!
My brother was the same way till my parents sent him to military school. (I think they brain wash them there) He came back a different person
2007-09-12 09:30:21 · answer #6 · answered by chickenpoos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time for you to get mad and draw the line. Tell him next time he pulls this you'll call the police.
2007-09-12 09:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by el88gringo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Change the locks on your doors, and don't let him in. He needs tough love.
2007-09-12 09:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by Beau R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can you say juvenile detention!!
2007-09-12 09:16:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
is he too young for boot camp? try that!
2007-09-12 09:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by sdographics 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋