Am I eternally hopeful or in denial....?

[Silent Chrleader]

Hey, Jeff!!

Some kids seem to have to learn every lesson for themselves, they won't "learn" them otherwise.....

The acorn don't fall far from the tree!!.......so like his Dad!

I'm glad to hear you H handled it well, the last thing you need now is for you S to be afraid of you two, you need him to at least trust you, now more than ever!

I agree! I was very proud of H in his handling of this!!

We have taken away his license and car keys until he gets a job and can pay his own insurance and gas. I have also given him until the end of this year to finish his diploma, so he doesn't drag that out. H went over the city bus schedules so S17 knows what he has to do to get to the alt school. We have also taken away his cell phone, although I don't it when I can't be in touch with him.........not sure about that one.

And on the positive reinforcement side, both H and I have plans to spend some good fun time with S17, like going to movies and dinners and such. I have said that S17 can have friends here when I am here, so I can supervise.

So, I hope we are on the right track. I know that there will be backsliding, but we will perservere!!