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emancipation
Any way I can teach my 14 yo ungreatful son a lesson or two?
Yep. He is a scholar and prophit and knows it all. Matter of fact he can "take care of himself and if he has too he will live under the highway". A near direct quote. As a matter of fact this is just one of the many ungreatful things he states for the last 2 years plus...
Many of the highschool kids he goes to school with even state that they are going to be emancipated on their 16th birthdays. Nice huh?
Also one of the assistant principals at the school states that this years group of 9th and 10th graders are "idiots and full of sh**."
Son states life here is boring, sucks and if I can't spend at least a couple hours everyday with my friends I don't want to be here. To me this sounds like a kid whom doesn't like following our rules. And believes the stories that his friends don't have to do chores, homework and his friends' parents "don't want to talk to his parents" although the friends parents' call here all the time. HMMMMMMMM?
So anybody with any knowledge/experience with this..?
Last edited by kidzpca; 12-24-2008 at 08:10 PM.
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12-24-2008 08:06 PM
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Backing out on this one.... I dread these days....my oldest is only 5 and I'd like to keep her that young. LOL
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Mine went through it but thank goodness they out grew it. I acutally told our younger son when he was younger that it was a good thing he lived with us because I wouldn't let him come over and play in my house. He was a little sh@t! But is now 33 and a wonderful guy
Just try and take it one day at a time. Good luck.
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No help here. I'm just glad my 14 and 17 years old appreciate the things they have. The day they stop is the day I will taking them to homeless shelter or a soup kitchen etc. for a dose of reality.
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check on this...www.jobcorps.com
my daughter actually wanted to go and we even checked the place out. They learn and make money while they learn. Nice opportunity for some kids. Might be worth a shot. We live in MI. too. She was going to go to the one in Flint, but backed out and staightened up, She ended up going into the ARMY when she was older though.
Good luck! I don't want to relive those days!
just checked, the site is currently under construction, but keep checking!
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Originally Posted by
rlynn411
No help here. I'm just glad my 14 and 17 years old appreciate the things they have. The day they stop is the day I will taking them to homeless shelter or a soup kitchen etc. for a dose of reality.
My kids usually appreciate what they have but they still do lots of volunteer work with the less fortunate. My oldest just recently helped with the set-up of a homeless shelter (so much snow they wanted to bring as many homeless off the streets), and they've helped at a soup kitchen before. It's amazing the impact that it has on them, even my now 9 year old appreciates things a lot more. I think it's a good thing or all kids to do, IMO
The jobcorps thing sounds like a good idea if you think he'd learn from it.
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Originally Posted by
littlered1
check on this...
www.jobcorps.com
my daughter actually wanted to go and we even checked the place out. They learn and make money while they learn. Nice opportunity for some kids. Might be worth a shot. We live in MI. too. She was going to go to the one in Flint, but backed out and staightened up, She ended up going into the ARMY when she was older though.
Good luck! I don't want to relive those days!
just checked, the site is currently under construction, but keep checking!
job corps is for 16-24 yo and son is only 14 but will keep them in mind when he turns 16
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I would definately make him volunteer his time at a less fortunate place so he can see that he doesnt have it as bad as he thinks...it seriously works and he may find that he likes helping those less fortunate and it will carry through his whole life.
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Instead of letting him open gifts tomorrow morning, take him down tomorrow to help serve meals for the homeless. I'm sure a quick call to your local police dept or catholic church could direct you to the nearest facility where something like this is going on.
I'm sorry, but your kid sounds like an ungrateful brat that really needs a serious dose of reality. I'd sign him up for every community service type volunteer program I could find for as long as you can stand to get him there to work. Let him wait on others for a change instead of being so demanding of his parents.
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I'd let the ungrateful child know that he can't just be emancipated just because he wants to. 
He had better get himself financially independant before trying. Let him spend one night under the highway in a Michigan winter and see how fast he changes his tune. He'll be crying like a little girl. They always seem to have an answer when they don't get their own way.
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Good ideas about volunteering at a homeless shelter but dad needs to go along and work as well. Be a good role model and it is a good thing to do anyway.
I helped serve dinner at our Lord's Diner two weeks ago and it is an eye opener. I saw a woman I knew come through the line. So sad and so many who are mentally ill who can't take care of themselves very well.
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