Teen doesn’t want to have anyone over as we are too strict

[Anonymous]

Had some issues with drinking, pot, vaping here and we are clamping down. Now teen says no one wants to come here and he’s out instead. I feel like we are doing the right thing. Aren’t we? 16 fwiw

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you were not strict enough.

[Anonymous]

Yeah..you've only gone halfway. You need to keep him at home and not let him be galavanting about with kids you know to be drinking, vaping and doing pot.

[Anonymous]

More like we weren’t expecting it but even if that was the case, we are trying to be now.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you are. Sounds like he's been hanging out with a bad crowd. It will take some time to find some new friends. What other activities can you get him involved in besides school - sports, outside clubs/ groups, church youth group, etc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah..you've only gone halfway. You need to keep him at home and not let him be galavanting about with kids you know to be drinking, vaping and doing pot.

To be honest, in talking to friends with kids at different schools, states, or friend groups, it seems to be pretty pervasive. Not sure we can ground him for two more years

[Anonymous]

So give him a strict curfew, make him tell you where he’s going and track him by his phone to see if he’s telling the truth. It’s unreasonable to ground him for two years and quite honestly, a lot of teens don’t want to hang out at home anyway.

[Anonymous]

He needs new friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He needs new friends.

And how does that happen? He lives his friends and they aren’t bad kids just doing stupid stuff at times

[Anonymous]

Loves *

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah..you've only gone halfway. You need to keep him at home and not let him be galavanting about with kids you know to be drinking, vaping and doing pot.

To be honest, in talking to friends with kids at different schools, states, or friend groups, it seems to be pretty pervasive. Not sure we can ground him for two more years

Where are you?

That is NOT prevalent in my neck of the woods (Bethesda, North Bethesda).

I would really crack down.

[Anonymous]

Same here. Makes me sad but it is what it is. I don't think the other parents allow it as much as they're just oblivious to it. I tend to notice too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah..you've only gone halfway. You need to keep him at home and not let him be galavanting about with kids you know to be drinking, vaping and doing pot.

To be honest, in talking to friends with kids at different schools, states, or friend groups, it seems to be pretty pervasive. Not sure we can ground him for two more years

Where are you?

That is NOT prevalent in my neck of the woods (Bethesda, North Bethesda).

I would really crack down.

Oh yes it is. You are completely naïve.

[Anonymous]

So he’s smoking and drinking and baking elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he’s smoking and drinking and baking elsewhere?

This. Wtf? He does all that crap and all you do is allow him to do it elsewhere? Umm he needs to be home with a book.