I have just realized that I got caught up in some major anger that I thought I had let go of when the discussion of Social Services came up. After spewing my venom for a bit, I settled down with some memories of raising my boys and the punishment that was doled out after house rules were broken. When my oldest was 17, he was allowed to drive one of our cars to school every day. After being caught skipping school, I took his keys away. He outsmarted me by having had an extra set made (in case of just such an emergency) and after I left for work, he went on his merry way thinking I would be none the wiser. Unfortunately for him, I knew a lot of people in the community and it wasn't long before I became wise to his little game. In response, I took "his" car to a friend's house, put it in her garage and took the distributor cap with me. He retaliated by calling the sheriff's dept, and reporting the car stolen. When the deputy came to write the report and discovered what had happened, my son was very smug thinking he had definitley won that battle and maybe the teenager's war as well. This particular deputy had teenagers himself and asked for my permission to scare him. Of course I agreed and he proceded to read him his "rights" and handcuff him as if he was being taken off to jail for filing a false report. It was a long time before he pulled another stunt like that one and I still laugh when I remember the look on his face as he was pleading with me not to let them take him. He laughs about it now, too. I can't wait for his tiny one to grow up and pull something like that on him. I keep reminding him that what goes around comes around! And I get to sit back and watch it unfold! lol!
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WhatsupBudee
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Sep 25 @ 1:16AM
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 My boys are 10 and 11 and I dread those teenage years.. that was great!
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kywonder
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Sep 25 @ 1:45AM
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My choice of words spoken over my daughter was "You Just waint until your have children".To this day, she says I placed a curse on her. I am beginning to think it backfired. We share an 8 bedroom/ 2 apartment house and instead of one person who likes clutter, I now have 5, her and her 4 children. But they are good children, so I understand those teenage years. Seems like, once upon a time, I was one myself.
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jamie63
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Sep 25 @ 7:18AM
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I LOVE IT!!!!!! They can't outsmart MOM!!! I wish I could have seen the look on his face when the officer put the handcuffs on him. I'll bet that was classic.  
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fenderchick
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Sep 25 @ 7:59AM
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I would of loved to seen the look on his face to...
I got a give you a kudo for that...Good idea!
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DaisyMae420
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Sep 25 @ 8:01AM
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Wonderful! Parents have to be creative and I might just use your story at an upcoming parenting class I will be teaching, if you don't mind. Even parents with "good kids" have challenges and struggles. Keep in mind I'm one of those "Mean Ole Social Workers" but I don't remove kids....my own children have done everything they could think of to give this single mother for the past ten years, grey hair!
My oldest "ran away" and was hauled home by the police, she shop lifted and never shed a tear as her partner in crime busted out crying every time anyone spoke to her or looked in her direction. She was mouthy, disrespectful and just MEAN sometimes. I would take the phone, unhook and TAKE the cable box with me to work, ground her and whatever it took to drive my point home. She was an honor student, she just hated me for divorcing her dad. She was one ANGRY teen.
My second, well she's another story. She thought the skater dudes were tres cool. She would give her boyfriend money to buy pot when she was 14. They got caught and she ended up having a BLOOD drug test...because I said I would. The doctor and I figured this child who almost passes out at the work "shot" would think twice if she had to repeat a blood test. That was the last time pulled that stunt (I think).
The Jury is still out on my youngest. At 13 we have a long road ahead still but I think with 23 years under my belt in the Parenting Game he'll be ok.
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imlost2
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Sep 25 @ 9:05AM
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Tough love is the hardest on parents and they don't seem to understand parents don't enjoy following through. You hate to punish your kids and see them suffer but you have to do it and let them see the results of their actions or they won't grow up to be responsible adults and it's your job to teach them to be responsible. Too bad they can't just listen to what you say and follow instructions. Looking back, I was lucky, I got by with more than I should, we probably all can say that from experience, they just don't get it tho. Great story and blog. Take care Lost
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missliss78
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Sep 25 @ 6:56PM
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Great blog, sally! Thanks for sharing your memory.
I keep reminding him that what goes around comes around! This is SO very true!
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