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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. 
I came home. I will taken the car keys and his card for lying and ignoring texts for 2 weeks and I will ground him for NYE.

This is just one of many things he’s done in the past 6 months that have confounded us and this is not the worst. I want to maintain my relationship with him but it’s not too late to teach  him to respect rules while he’s under our roof and while we will be paying almost $60k per year in tuition (plus goodness knows for room and board and living) for the next 4 years for him plus whatever post grad will be. I think he’s had life too easy. 
It’s sad because he really has been such a good boy until now and an excellent scholar.  I don’t know what’s become of him but it’s not good. He just does not seem to care about anything anymore. It’s so unlike him that I just don’t know how to deal with it. How do you start imposing consequences at 17? 
I don’t know. I know I sound over emotional but the extent to which his behavior has changed, even though it may not seem that terrible to most people (no drugs and such) , is really marked. [/quote]

Obviously, I don't know anything about your exact circumstances, but at least some of this is normal.  Children preparing to leave the nest are full of emotions, and creating conflict eases the separation. Plus, it sounds like he's already been admitted to college so the academic pressure likely has abated somewhat.  Not that you should take lying lightly (I probably would have used the spare key to drive his car home as one previous poster suggested and definitely ground him for NYE), but it sounds like you have done a good job parenting this child.  [/quote]

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