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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What makes you think the parents can control their teen, OP?

My teens are rule-followers and the neighbor teen is... not. Emphatically so. My neighbor is an upright and kind person. She cannot control him. His father can't either. He can get his car taken away, his phone taken away, no money... and he'll still consume drugs at our kids' public high school, and get money and rides from his friends. He decided he wouldn't be a burden on his parents and is going to the local community college, which his parents are willing to pay for.

He's actually a nice kid and has the capacity to straighten out and be a contributing member of a society, as soon as he gets his night time shenanigans, that disturb my sleep, out of the way. I also hope he doesn't die of a laced pill before that. I've known him since he shared a Kindergarten class with my kid. They were friends back then. I don't want any harm to come to him.

And that's before we get to autistic/schizophrenic/other behavior in public. Because from your description, maybe there's a mental health disorder involved, in which case you're an arse for blaming the parents.
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Your entire response is about a teen old enough to get a job. The OP is about free ranging a tWeen.  So, with the topic back in focus, are parents of an unsupervised 10-12 year old to blame for the shit they do? To focus it even further, let's assume the free range kid's family is firmly UMC, i.e. parents might be tired from theiir white collar job, not from 14 hour days doordashing. [/quote]

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